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The guys designing this never played kerbal space program or something. My first mun lander looked like theirs and of course it fell over after landing. If some
by baq 2y ago
The guys designing this never played kerbal space program or something. My first mun lander looked like theirs and of course it fell over after landing. If something doesn’t work in KSP, it probably deserves a looking at in the real world.
- jimnotgym 2y agoThat should be an official NASA spec. Must not fall over on kerball.
- magicalhippo 2y agoAnyone playing KSP learns that. So the question then is, what did their tall and skinny design optimize for?
- ForOldHack 2y agoMinimal launch cross sectional area. Tall and skinny. ( Please check previous documentation ) I was completely off. “This profound opportunity to make history isn’t solely built on technology – it’s established through the relentless dedication of our people, who have turned the Company’s words about a reliable cadence of lunar missions into action.” Looks like the company is in alignment with NASA. I am actually impressed. I would now look for a failure in one of the leg compressors.
- nine_k 2y agoMinimal launch cross-section is equally achievable for an oblong landing craft that is designed to fall on a predetermined side, with landing gear deployed to support it in the horizontal configuration. Imagine a truck with a jet engine that lands on the rear end, then falls onto its wheels, because it's designed to operate when positioned horizontally.