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[–] Bimfred@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

First reuse of a booster in a couple months is... ambitious. NG1 performed admirably on delivering a payload to orbit, so I'm not terribly concerned about whether the probes will get where they need to go. But landing a booster for the first time, refurbishing it in a short period and launching again only a few months later is a hell of a goal when you have only a vague idea of what condition a returning booster is in.

Wasn't the need to do a suicide burn part of the difficulty in landing a Falcon 9? Is a nearly empty Glenn first stage heavy enough and can the BE-4 throttle low enough to hover if needed, even for a second?

[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

New Glenn is supposed to be able to hover. It has to get through engine relights and reentry first, though, which is what did it in last time.

[–] Bimfred@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Ability to hover should make the final landing maneuver at least a little easier. But yeah, first they need to survive reentry, get a good relight on the engines and actually guide the thing down with precision. Hope they livestream the next launch, I want to see them pull this off or fail trying.