I don't get what's the big deal with SpaceX self-landing rocket. Wasn't that the tech that they've used in the 60's to land that weird looking pod on the moon?
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I don't get what's the big deal with SpaceX self-landing rocket. Wasn't that the tech that they've used in the 60's to land that weird looking pod on the moon?
8 times the gravity, and on a small fixed target with autonomous control. Even harder on a barge. Add to that the lack of development of reusable rockets, possibly due to lack of low-cost demand until recently.
And the atmosphere. Which causes the actual problems during reentry.
lol I said the same thing here a while back. :)
https://steemit.com/news/@anon/spacexs-falcon-9-rocket-delivers-a-satellite-to-orbit-and-sticks-the-landing-on-sea