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Dragon already lands on water, so there's no technical reason it couldn't do it after a launch vehicle failure, if the event was survivable. Now we know that su

by lutorm 11y ago

Dragon already lands on water, so there's no technical reason it couldn't do it after a launch vehicle failure, if the event was survivable. Now we know that such a scenario exists, but that was not obvious before.

Retric 11y ago
My understanding is Dragon 1 does not float fully loaded. It can get 3,10 kg ISS used and dispose of 3,10 kg of waste, but only to recover ~2,500 kg. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(spacecraft) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(spacecraft)
- Retric 11y ago
  Make that "3,310 kg ISS" not "3,10 kg"
  - lutorm 11y ago
    I believe the difference between up and down cargo is because the trunk is dropped and burns up on entry, only the pressurized capsule itself lands.