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I saw this on the planned launch schedule a few days ago. The date mentioned there is 22 July 2015. I was surprised they were getting clearance to try so soon
by 51Cards 12y ago
I saw this on the planned launch schedule a few days ago. The date mentioned there is 22 July 2015. I was surprised they were getting clearance to try so soon since they haven't quite nailed sea landings yet. I guess it could be argued they have seem to have the navigation part down pretty well though, minimizing the odds they will drop this in a neighbourhood.
- ErrantX 12y agoI guess the important part is that they've proven they can hit the target. Thats the risky part of testing over land. One assumes that it's a recognised risk that at the point of actually landing there is a risk of explosion, and a land-based site will account for that.
- henkboyd 12y agoThey haven't gotten clearance yet, but they hope to. Edit: SpaceX page indicates an attempt in July so they must have.
- mikeash 12y agoSince they're launching that one out of Vandenberg, maybe the Air Force is more accommodating to crazy schemes like this than NASA is, or maybe the facilities are just ready for it there first.