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Oct 13, 2024
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delux_247
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No landing legs required. Less fuel, lower cost, more reliable, higher payload
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Another amazing shot of SpaceX
Level43
12:06pm
Inform me of the purpose of catching it instead of landing it on the ground
SUAVO
12:07pm
On one of their previous attempts it banged down pretty hard so maybe to prevent
Devbo
12:12pm
Seems that if you hit hard when you catch it you could destroy the booster
SUAVO
12:27pm
It triggers Elon haters.
Samsonite
12:12pm
Seems to be the most likely. Triggers fanboys, haters, and probably gets
SUAVO
12:29pm
Less weight and complexity in the rocket itself.
delbert
12:13pm
How? Reusable rockets have more weight because they have to have fuel for the
SUAVO
12:27pm
You eliminate the weight of the landing gear. In space travel, weight is
EQD2
12:38pm
With how cheap Elon is making these is an extra launch really that much less
SUAVO
1:05pm
Clean it, refuel it, launch it again.
Blue Print
12:15pm
Can't you do that from the ground?
SUAVO
12:25pm
No. You need the gantry to maintain, refuel, and load the astronauts.
Blue Print
12:32pm
Why is this superior to the gantry? Not to mention the risk of something going
SUAVO
12:59pm
You new to space travel?
Blue Print
1:18pm
Which you can do with a gantry crane that moves to the area you land at. And
SUAVO
1:20pm
You want to move the gas station rather than the car?
Blue Print
1:59pm
Ya, but the car has potential to spark, so you run the risk of destroying
SUAVO
2:07pm
Seems like it would be smart to have a second tower with chopsticks to catch the
delbert
2:32pm
At part of the reason IMO is to prob to display the engineering that SpaceX is capable of. SpaceX has already shown..
greatbam
12:35pm
Falcon Heavy uses the same booster as falcon 9. Do you mean super heavy?
EQD2
12:39pm
Yeah.
greatbam
12:42pm
No landing legs required. Less fuel, lower cost, more reliable, higher payload
delux_247
12:49pm
I could see not having the landing gear, but the fuel seems like it's a drop
SUAVO
12:56pm
That's crazy
Indy Coug
12:17pm
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