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I imagine that's a factor, but it's primarily the fact that sea water is really hard on the delicate parts of the rocket due to corrosion and mineral deposits.
by ramidarigaz 14y ago
I imagine that's a factor, but it's primarily the fact that sea water is really hard on the delicate parts of the rocket due to corrosion and mineral deposits.
- jacquesm 14y agoAnd very rapid cooling as well as the chance of impact damage. Sea landings may look gentle but really they aren't.
- riffraff 14y agothen wouldn't it make more sense to just build a very big pool/use an unsalty lake ? You'd still need to steer the rocket there but you can avoid worrying about vertical landing.
- stcredzero 14y agoThere was an SSTO proposal from the 1970's that did involve building a huge splashdown lake. That proposal also used vertical landing, however. (The craft was so large, landing gear would've been prohibitive, so the whole thing just floated.)
- cryptoz 14y agoMars does not currently have lakes.