I could see not having the landing gear, but the fuel seems like it's a drop

Oct 13, 2024
12:56:33pm

SUAVO All-American

In the ocean compared to miles of space travel. Not sure how this is more reliable, seems like a lot more risk if something goes wrong you damage a tower/chopsticks/crane/booster.

Report problem with this ad

SUAVO

Bio page: SUAVO
Joined: Sep 27, 2010
Last login: Oct 13, 2024
Total posts: 23,798 (2 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

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

Posting on CougarBoard