On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 23:24:39 +0000, R2D2 <alfa@bravo.co> wrote:
>On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:08:08 -0800, "Bob (not my real pseudonym)"
><invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
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>>On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:37:38 +0000, R2D2 <alfa@bravo.co> wrote:
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>>>On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:19:02 -0600, "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote:
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>>>>Odd. It worked just fine on dry land a few weeks ago
>>>
>>>Hang on.. it has only 3 legs? That's a dangerously unstable
>>>configuration...
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>>Four legs, but it appears that as it tips on two, they collapse.
>>
>>http://www.space.com/29770-spacex-cargo-launch-reusable-rocket-test.html
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>They really should put 5 or 6. It would make it a lot easier to
>compensate for any tiny movement...
I wonder how much cargo capacity is alrteady sacrificed with the extra
hardware and fuel to allow it to soft land?
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