Re: Polythene tanks?

From: Peter Fairbrother (zenadsl6186_at_zen.co.uk)
Date: 02/05/05 

To: sci-space-tech@moderators.isc.org
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 00:39:13 +0000

Rüdiger Klaehn wrote:

> Peter Fairbrother schrieb:
>> Henry Spencer wrote:
>>
>> Why?
>
> You still have not answered why wings and wheels are the only safe
> technology for landing. Even if we accept the very unrealistic
> assumption that a space transport must be safe as commercial airliners,
> there is no technical reason that you can not get very high safety with
> rocket powered landing.

First, I doubt that - what if a child runs out on the landing field? what if
you miss the field and are committed to landing in a built-up area? Powered
wings and wheels avoid that situation.

and second, who's doing safe controlled rocket powered landings right now? 

-- 
Peter Fairbrother

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