There are several reasons why landing legs make more sense: – Any flat chunk of cement is a landing spot. That means more places to land in case of contingenci

There are several reasons why landing legs make more sense: – Any flat chunk of cement is a landing spot. That means more places to land in case of contingencies. For yesterday's mission, SpaceX had one primary and four alternate landing zones.[1] – I doubt industrial robots can withstand rocket exhaust. As helicopter footage shows, the landing pad got lit-up pretty good.[2] Remember, the first stage is over 40 meters tall. Those are some massive flames. …and most importantly: – Landing legs work on other planets. 1. Map: http://www.americaspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/LZ1.jpg http://www.americaspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/LZ1.j... (from http://www.americaspace.com/?p=89910 http://www.americaspace.com/?p=89910) 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBE8ocOkAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBE8ocOkAQ