Although it’s ‘insane’ to try and land New Glenn, Bezos said it’s important to try
https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2025/01/bezos-on-eve-of-new-glenn-launch-if-something-goes-wrong-well-pick-ourselves-up/
Although it’s ‘insane’ to try and land New Glenn, Bezos said it’s important to try
https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2025/01/bezos-on-eve-of-new-glenn-launch-if-something-goes-wrong-well-pick-ourselves-up/
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The should put Bezos on it and try and land it. You know, let’s see what happens! It’s important to try!
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Bezos will boldly go where Musk has gone and succeeded. And knows he will likely fail.
I mean, Starship’s first test wasn’t expected to make it to landing either. Not really that strange to admit it.
I don’t get why they would do a maiden flight in the middle of the night. Stupid.
Well, you can’t stick the landing.If you don’t try to land it’s the same as that you miss a hundred percent of the shots you don’t take
Don’t try: Booster ends up in the ocean.
Try: Booster descends to its aim point near the ship, is non-nominal, no final landing attempt made. Booster ends up in the ocean.
Try: Booster descends near the ship, systems are nominal, landing on ship is made. Yay!
The only downside is damage to the droneship if the final minute or two go badly, and that’s not all that hard to repair. Why dump the booster into the ocean without trying?