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Return of a falcon9 stage fails
12-11-2018, 04:33 PM
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RE: Return of a falcon9 stage fails
(12-11-2018 12:52 PM)EugeneNine Wrote:  Adding another system would also add complexity. Think about your car's heater, the engine is already making heat so adding a heater is trivial. But adding in air conditioning adds a bunch more complexity. Same applies here, you already have a rocket engine and all its controls so adding a little more fuel is trivial. Adding a secondary system like a parachute adds complexity.

That is a fair point, especially as additional systems reduce reliability. With recovery still rather dicey at present, putting the brakes on "complexity creep" is probably prudent.
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RE: Return of a falcon9 stage fails - EdS2 - 12-11-2018, 10:58 AM
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