China's Space Program Thread II

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[2=GT]

Successful splashdown

 

[2=GT]

Launch

 

[Tomboy]

Booster landing

 

[TheRathalos]

Full success, Stage and Capsule splashed down

 

[Maikeru]

Actually, why don't more companies use in-sea landing for reusable rockets? Surely it gives a lot more margin for error than trying to land on a small pad on land or on a ship/floating platform?

 

[CrazyHorse]

Actually, why don't more companies use in-sea landing for reusable rockets? Surely it gives a lot more margin for error than trying to land on a small pad on land or on a ship/floating platform?

Salt water is bad for metal.

 

[Tomboy]

Actually, why don't more companies use in-sea landing for reusable rockets? Surely it gives a lot more margin for error than trying to land on a small pad on land or on a ship/floating platform?

Because your rocket is now completely worthless and effectively all you get back is a fancy aluminum cylinder considering how seawater is very corrosive so pretty much most of the equipment is toast.

 

[madhusudan.tim]

Actually, why don't more companies use in-sea landing for reusable rockets? Surely it gives a lot more margin for error than trying to land on a small pad on land or on a ship/floating platform?

Not Sea because of the saltwater corrosion, but why not land on the artificial or manmade ponds or lakes ?

 

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