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• Spezi@feddit.org ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  But the landing needs active thrusters to soften the blow. This introduces more complexity and also adds more danger as there needs to be extra fuel on board.

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  • j5y7@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And extra weight I imagine, making it more expensive to launch.

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    • Pacattack57@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Correct. It’s not that they can’t, they save tens of millions by landing in the water on fuel alone. Not only to land but to leave. The extra fuel increases the weight which increases the overall fuel cost on launch.

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• rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And the space shuttle which did it for decades

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