Vid of the Day
Vid of the Day
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- instrmntl1
- They're so close to getting this shit sorted–
I hope I'm around to see just what we're up to in 30-50 years time.detritus - Totally, its nuts!instrmntl
- why one earth would you want to land on a barge..autoflavour
- auto—returning a rocket using a little fuel is loads cheaper than sending a crew out for retrieval—the idea is to retrieve it after use cheaply as possiblePonyBoy
- yeah of course, but just land it on earth, why try and do it on a boat..autoflavour
- i think its awesome reusable rockets.. i just dont get why a barge makes any senseautoflavour
- hmm... see your point... I was thinking maybe they want to run less risk of scorching the earth or human settlement... probably not the reason though... ?PonyBoy
- Maths. Earth's surface is 70% water and the remaining is hugely unpopulated - try sending a crew to the middle of Africa or for Russia/ China to say 'ok'.face_melter
- reading the comments, its to do with saving fuel, returning to the place of launch uses way more fuel.. but i guess it costs less than a new rocket.. so..autoflavour
- comments on youtube that isautoflavour
- ha ha failBeeswax
- They're so close to getting this shit sorted–