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Magnetic launchers can be used in reverse as catchers too as a sort of atmosphere replacement.
by jagger27 9y ago
Magnetic launchers can be used in reverse as catchers too as a sort of atmosphere replacement.
- NegativeLatency 9y agoHow so? Would you have to "land" by going back down the barrel of the launch device?
- taneq 9y agoThat'd be quite a trick if you could pull it off - the precision required seems formidable, though.
- ricardobeat 9y agoLike trying to land a rocket upright back on its launchpad. Lunacy.
- taneq 9y agoThe rocket gets to 'fly' in, taking advantage of the atmosphere for control and braking. Not that it's not a bonkers achievement but the speeds are much higher and the tolerances much lower to slot an orbiting payload back into a linear rail.
- e12e 9y agoMagnetic Lander might be a decent smartphone game...
- dogma1138 9y agoHow is that that much different than landing on an aircraft carrier?
- kwhitefoot 9y agoShould be easier if we can assume that the vehicle is powered because the landing stage is not moving.
- Govindae 9y agoIt's occuring at orbital velocity in a vacuum.