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IIRC they were concerned about having retractable legs beneath the heat shield so in terms of complexity the water landing is safer.
by rhcom2 8y ago
IIRC they were concerned about having retractable legs beneath the heat shield so in terms of complexity the water landing is safer.
- valuearb 8y agoNo, that’s not it. The Shuttle had them and the engineering is easy. NASA was wary of the safety of propulsive landings and the time/cost to approve them would have been too much.