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I wonder if they could catch the Crew Dragon with Mr Steven instead of water splashdown? No loss if they miss, and less refurb if they succeed.
by perilunar 8y ago
I wonder if they could catch the Crew Dragon with Mr Steven instead of water splashdown? No loss if they miss, and less refurb if they succeed.
- simonh 8y agoMr Steven is designed to catch fairing halves which weigh just under a metric ton. A Dragon capsule weighs 9.5 tons and can carry up to 7 people or 3 tonnes of return cargo, so it’s from 10 to 13 times heavier than a fairing half.
- thachmai 8y agoMetric ton sounds redundant to me. Does the US have the notion of a "imperial ton"? (1000lbs?)
- grzm 8y agoYes, tons do differ. A metric ton (or tonne) is 1000kg. In the US what’s commonly referred to as a ton is a short ton, or 2000 lbs.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoAn imperial ton would be the British one, also known as a long ton. It's 2,240 lbs, which is slightly heavier than a metric tonne.