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Where did you hear about attempts at 1st stage recovery using parachutes? I haven't seen that mentioned anywhere.
by lutorm 13y ago
Where did you hear about attempts at 1st stage recovery using parachutes? I haven't seen that mentioned anywhere.
- soperj 13y agoI was under the impression that they were specifically not using parachutes, that way they would be refining technology that would be useful on other planets.
- wolf550e 13y agoWas discussed at the time on NASASpaceFlight forums where some industry insiders hang out. http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/falcon.html http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/falcon.html http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/falcon9.html http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/falcon9.html http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/falcon9v1-1.html http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/falcon9v1-1.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9#Reusability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9#Reusability These guys made the system: http://www.airborne-sys.com/pages/view/spacex-falcon-1-and-falcon-9 http://www.airborne-sys.com/pages/view/spacex-falcon-1-and-f...