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NASA didn't require it. There was an early plan at SpaceX to have Crew Dragon land propulsivly, but they didn't pursue it in favor of developing Starship and Su
by C14L 7y ago
NASA didn't require it. There was an early plan at SpaceX to have Crew Dragon land propulsivly, but they didn't pursue it in favor of developing Starship and SuperHeavy faster. That's what Musk said in an interview some time ago.
- whoisthemachine 7y agoI remember that. It still seems to make sense to research propulsive landings and gain NASA's approval for them eventually (while maintaining the well-proven water landing capability) if it would cut costs significantly.
- greglindahl 7y agoLosing science return cargo from a landing failure during testing is a no-no.
- C14L 7y agoFrom what I remember, after Dragon2 is approved by NASA, all development efforts of SpaceX will be focused on Starship and Super Heavy only. Dragon2 is no use in the efforts to build a city on Mars. And even for a Moon colony, its too small. Its just there to earn money from flying people to the ISS and back. And for that its already good enough.