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To: MNDude

He’s going to use air brakes.


12 posted on 07/30/2016 2:58:39 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (By His wounds we are healed.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Sorta. He’ll be doing terminal velocity but just before he hits the net a series of air cylinders will act on the net to slow him down. Or he’s going to end up as a slightly smaller splat inside the net rather than outside.


16 posted on 07/30/2016 3:02:03 PM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Memo to SpaceX:

Reusable rockets, and cheaper space flight, just got much closer.


18 posted on 07/30/2016 3:02:20 PM PDT by granite (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left - Ecc 10:2)
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