To: Red Badger
A Parachute would be cheaper than a entire Spaceship, but that’s just me. #;^)
14 posted on
03/30/2021 7:08:48 AM PDT by
Kickass Conservative
(Don't blame me, I Voted for the guy who actually Won the 2020 Presidential Election...)
To: Kickass Conservative
Yes, if only to save some effort at clean up.................
15 posted on
03/30/2021 7:11:22 AM PDT by
Red Badger
("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
To: Kickass Conservative
Parachutes don’t work so well on the moon... or Mars for that matter.
20 posted on
03/30/2021 7:12:23 AM PDT by
rarestia
(Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
To: Kickass Conservative
A Parachute would be cheaper than a entire Spaceship, but that’s just me. #;^)
Besides the dead weight of a parachute big enough to softly land the rocket, the rocket also has to be re-designed to withstand massive stresses from a force 180° away from the force of the rocket's thrust.
31 posted on
03/30/2021 7:26:04 AM PDT by
Colinsky
To: Kickass Conservative
That thing is huge - parachutes are not a practical option, no more so than they would be as a safety measure for an entire 747. Also, you can’t do a parachute landing on a Moon or Mars mission if you want the ship back.
68 posted on
03/30/2021 8:53:35 AM PDT by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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