SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering satellite to space

Re:SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering... by jsumrall on Monday January 18, 2016 @10:00AM (#10924718)

No, its just not possible to maintain the integrity of the rocket if you're going to somehow lay it down on an inflatable. How could an inflatable withstand the temperature of the firing engines?

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Re:SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering... by gbhn on Monday January 18, 2016 @10:07AM (#10924765)

For weight, the sides of a rocket are very thin. Think tin can. Vertical is OK but horizontal can't work.

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Re:SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering... by delecti on Monday January 18, 2016 @10:50AM (#10925028)

Which makes sense. It's designed specifically to withstand a huge amount of vertical stress.

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