Re: Why not a circular landing field?


"Hyper" <hyperboreea@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On May 17, 3:49 am, richard schumacher <no-s...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sensible spacecraft will land vertically on pads a few hundred feet in
diameter.

And other sensible spacecraft will land horizontally at regular
airports.
NASA's reasons for choosing a HL shuttle are still valid, despite what
they actually built.

How is an unpowered vehicle performing a horizontal landing better than a
powered vehicle performing a vertical landing?

For one thing, the powered vertical lander seems to have more abort options
since, in an emergency, it is possible to safely land on pretty much any
horizontal surface, including water.

Jeff
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a
little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor
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