RE: SpaceX ready for next flight.

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SpaceX ready for next flight.

in space •  9 years ago 

I don't get what's the big deal with SpaceX self-landing rocket. Wasn't that the tech that they've used in the 60's to land that weird looking pod on the moon?

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8 times the gravity, and on a small fixed target with autonomous control. Even harder on a barge. Add to that the lack of development of reusable rockets, possibly due to lack of low-cost demand until recently.

And the atmosphere. Which causes the actual problems during reentry.