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0 pointspsunavy031y ago0 comments

This is fixable by setting wind and gust limits for recovery, just like every other aircraft on the face of the earth.

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I'm sure they've done that. But the wind is a chaotic system, and once the booster has begun its descent it's committed regardless of wind changes.

There have been many airplane crashes because of sudden unexpected wind changes while landing.

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0 pointspsunavy031y ago0 comments

This is fixable by setting wind and gust limits for recovery, just like every other aircraft on the face of the earth.

I'm sure they've done that. But the wind is a chaotic system, and once the booster has begun its descent it's committed regardless of wind changes.

There have been many airplane crashes because of sudden unexpected wind changes while landing.

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