There are no Oceans or Refurbishing facilities on the Moon or Mars, so you need a vehicle that can land, refuel, and re-launch, if you are going anywhere but earth. Landing on a barge in the ocean is just a lot safer than landing on land where people might get squished if something goes wrong. Just my thoughts. Jamie B "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears, bears will kill you." _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
-----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy- bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman via Utah- Astronomy Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 12:46 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Space X music video
Crashing on a barge is even harder on electronics. Why not a parachute landing in the Utah desert?
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On Apr 17, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Erik Hansen <zaurak@digis.net> wrote:
Some of the Shuttle boosters were reusable and required a lot of refurbishing, they maintain this is much more cost effective than the old.
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On Apr 17, 2015, at 10:01 AM, daniel turner via Utah-Astronomy <utah- astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Salt water doesn't play nice with electronics and light weight alloys. I'll wager the ATK modules that landed in the ocean needed to be beefed up for a considerable weight and cost penalty. DT
From: Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah- astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Space X music video
Still can't figure what's wrong with a gentle landing in the ocean.
From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:40 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Space X music video
But they got pretty close this time: http://aviationweek.com/space/video-falcon-9-close-call
3rd time will be the charm?
patrick
On 16 Apr 2015, at 01:02, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah- astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Why must Musk keep trying to land the stage upright without parachutes? Why not do it the good, old-fashioned ATK way and chute it down to the ocean and let it float until picked up?
From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:55 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Space X music video
Goes to show that the folks at Space-X have a sense of humor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yypBjVpDJZY&feature=youtu.be
patrick
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