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The point is reusability. Reusable rockets will dramatically lower the cost of rocket launches. (On the other hand, if you're questioning why rockets are tall
by dshankar 12y ago
The point is reusability.
Reusable rockets will dramatically lower the cost of rocket launches.
(On the other hand, if you're questioning why rockets are tall & cylindrical, it's because that's the best design for rockets: https://www.quora.com/Spacecraft/Why-are-rockets-tall-and-slender https://www.quora.com/Spacecraft/Why-are-rockets-tall-and-sl...)
- smegel 12y agoSo just to be clear, these rockets are going into space, then somehow coming all the way back down and landing? It seems fantastical that such a rocket could have a controlled descent from space and then land vertically (considering how the shuttle does it for example). How will it control decent speed? Will they carry enough fuel to control the entire descent and land?