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If you were the astronaut and it was an emergency that triggered the abort (e.g. the launch vehicle blew up like the Falcon 9 just did), would you really prefer
by davedx 7y ago
If you were the astronaut and it was an emergency that triggered the abort (e.g. the launch vehicle blew up like the Falcon 9 just did), would you really prefer the Dragon tried to land instead of at sea?
Keep in mind it wouldn't be able to choose its landing site either.
- whoisthemachine 7y agoAs I replied elsewhere, for an abort, a water landing definitely makes sense (and is likely the only reasonable option). I was merely commenting on how drawn out the recovery process is after splashdown, which I would assume would be less time-consuming with a land landing.