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Amazon beats Tesla

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:44 pm
by sporter2k5
It looks like Elon Musk got caught with his pants down.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/24/blue ... t-landing/

Re: Amazon beats Tesla

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:46 pm
by motorcyclepilot
Nice find! I got emotional watching the landing and may have teared up a bit. I had no idea that was possible.

It must use a lot of fuel in arresting the descent. Thinking a bit, I wonder why recovery chutes are not steerable like modern personal parachutes. They would greatly reduce the required fuel, I think.

Motorcyclepilot