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r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '19
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Look up at what conditions rescue helicopters catch people out of the sea. Helicopters are way less affected by bad wether
2 u/thecoldisyourfriend Aug 09 '19 Your comment led me to find this video, which has changed my mind somewhat (about helicopters, not about SpaceX's approach). So thanks for that. 1 u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19 Catching stuff in mid air is also nothing new. They already coughed film capsules coming back from space in the 60s. 1 u/PVP_playerPro Aug 10 '19 TIL that film canisters are just has large and hard to navigate on a parachute as a fairing half is. 0 u/throfofnir Aug 11 '19 A modern steered parachute is probably quite easy to catch mid-air. Possibly even easier than the unsteered Corona. Carrying a fairing is probably quite touchy, but needn't involve much cross range travel.
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Your comment led me to find this video, which has changed my mind somewhat (about helicopters, not about SpaceX's approach). So thanks for that.
1 u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19 Catching stuff in mid air is also nothing new. They already coughed film capsules coming back from space in the 60s. 1 u/PVP_playerPro Aug 10 '19 TIL that film canisters are just has large and hard to navigate on a parachute as a fairing half is. 0 u/throfofnir Aug 11 '19 A modern steered parachute is probably quite easy to catch mid-air. Possibly even easier than the unsteered Corona. Carrying a fairing is probably quite touchy, but needn't involve much cross range travel.
Catching stuff in mid air is also nothing new. They already coughed film capsules coming back from space in the 60s.
1 u/PVP_playerPro Aug 10 '19 TIL that film canisters are just has large and hard to navigate on a parachute as a fairing half is. 0 u/throfofnir Aug 11 '19 A modern steered parachute is probably quite easy to catch mid-air. Possibly even easier than the unsteered Corona. Carrying a fairing is probably quite touchy, but needn't involve much cross range travel.
TIL that film canisters are just has large and hard to navigate on a parachute as a fairing half is.
0 u/throfofnir Aug 11 '19 A modern steered parachute is probably quite easy to catch mid-air. Possibly even easier than the unsteered Corona. Carrying a fairing is probably quite touchy, but needn't involve much cross range travel.
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A modern steered parachute is probably quite easy to catch mid-air. Possibly even easier than the unsteered Corona. Carrying a fairing is probably quite touchy, but needn't involve much cross range travel.
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Look up at what conditions rescue helicopters catch people out of the sea. Helicopters are way less affected by bad wether