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Supposedly they retain the propulsive landing capability and could try to use it in an emergency if the chutes failed catastrophically. The thrusters needed fo
by lupusreal 2y ago
Supposedly they retain the propulsive landing capability and could try to use it in an emergency if the chutes failed catastrophically. The thrusters needed for it have always been there because they are the same thrusters used for the launch escape system.
- grawp 2y agoIt's not 'supposedly'. It's a feature they officially gained just a few crewed flights back. It's a mean of last resort and has to be manually committed to during descend. I assume it may have to cut any remaining or semideployed parachutes.
- lupusreal 2y agoI could be wrong but I don't think its been tested.