Orion will land in ocean, not on land

Buck Galaxy — 8/6/2007 1:43:14 AM (archived)

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5187

"NASA Constellation and Lockheed Martin have deleted the airbag landing system from the next Orion design cycle (Orion 607) in a weight saving measure, opting to return to an Apollo-style splashdown for the vehicle's end of mission."

Every time they revert to older, proven technology the more confident I am about Orion's success.

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Orion will land in ocean, not on land - Buck Galaxy - 8/6/2007 1:43:14 AM
- The Wrong Stuff Redux - phil - 8/7/2007 1:22:12 AM
  - I still don't understand the methane engine decision. - Lee - 8/7/2007 2:30:27 AM
    - NASA's bad decision making is very understandable - phil - 8/7/2007 1:21:27 PM
- Navy is much smaller than 1969 - dtb - 8/6/2007 6:31:17 PM
  - NASA Needs it's own ships... - Unnamed FL Congressman - 8/7/2007 4:19:18 PM
  - re: Navy is much smaller than 1969 - Jeff F - 8/6/2007 7:19:26 PM
    - Navy and recover (not as bad as I first thought) - dtb - 8/6/2007 7:49:30 PM
      - Just land them in Lake Michigan... - Rod Blagoievich - 8/7/2007 4:21:55 PM
- Was Apollo 40 years ahead of itâ€™s time or are we 40 years behind the times? - delbert - 8/6/2007 6:14:23 PM
  - Perhaps both.... - Raoul - 8/6/2007 6:31:08 PM
- Exactly right - Jeff F - 8/6/2007 7:48:01 AM
- re: Orion will land in ocean, not on land - Chris Vancil - 8/6/2007 6:47:22 AM
- Ironically highlights the blind alley of the Shuttle - nick hoffman - 8/6/2007 5:21:58 AM
  - This is what happens... - New Age Vapors - 8/6/2007 3:19:29 PM
    - This is why it's got to happen... - ER - 8/7/2007 1:24:18 PM
    - Nope!.... Blame Dr. Von Braun. - Jacob Samorodin - 8/6/2007 8:02:04 PM
      - Not a very good argument. - Lee - 8/7/2007 1:54:30 AM
        
        Arbeit Macht Frei - nick hoffman - 8/7/2007 3:00:56 PM
        
        Child labor wasn't frowned upon by the British. - Lee - 8/7/2007 8:33:26 PM
        
        How quickly we forget. (n/t) - ER - 8/7/2007 5:12:33 PM
    - Is water really any softer than dry land, plus... - New Age Vapors - 8/6/2007 7:53:50 PM

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