[wongarsu]

The reason Odysseus's legs are so narrow is that they wanted fixed legs, so there's no leg deployment that could go wrong. But payload fairings are only so wide. The legs are the widest that fit a Falcon 9 payload fairing.

I really like the idea of a mission to build infrastructure though.

[stevage]

Building infrastructure doesn't make sense for exploratory missions that each want to land somewhere new though.

[bigyikes]

Building infrastructure is the only way this stuff will get cheaper and easier

[krasin]

Just like Canadarm ([1]) on ISS considerably simplified docking, I can see a similar approach working for lunar landing: slow down to below 5 m/s, get caught by a robotic arm and gently put into a good spot.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadarm

[ramses0]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catcher_pouch

[panick21_]

Its called birthing if you use the Canadarm. And there is a reason every modern ship doesn't use that approach.

[T-A]

> Its called birthing

But mostly by obstetricians and context-unaware autocorrect software?

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/birthing

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/berthing

[panick21_]

No just by me and the dyslexia gang.