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Boeing's Starliner lands on solid ground after a normal mission while SpaceX's Dragon lands in the ocean. But that's not relevant to an in-flight abort. Any a
by jessriedel 7y ago
Boeing's Starliner lands on solid ground after a normal mission while SpaceX's Dragon lands in the ocean. But that's not relevant to an in-flight abort. Any abort at this stage in the launch (whether Boeing or SpaceX) has to come down over water. That's simply where the trajectory of the launch goes.
- 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.
- Fronzie 7y agoIn the introduction of the space-x launch broadcast, they mention that in real aborts, military will be involved. With helicopters, rescue personnel will be dropped of. Also there, it still takes a while for boats to arrive.
- brianwawok 7y agoYour odds of hitting something hard are much higher on land. Or smooshing someone.
- Already__Taken 7y agoWas crew dragons plan back with normal propulsive landings to always fly back to ground and just load more fuel?