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by hadlock
1155 days ago
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The falcon 9 did several "hover over water" landings in the ocean to prove out safe landing on... land, and also to alay fears that it might miss it's target and hit a population center. Even now, falcon 9 do a ballistic reentry that would hit the water, and then propulsively adjust the landing target towards land, after the engines have safely started. Given how much larger, and how much additional fuel is onboard, it's not surprising that they're following a similar strategy this early in the program. |
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