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Re:SpaceX and Boeing Still Need a Parachute That Always Works by the_duke on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @01:04PM (#21465121)
If I remember correctly, SpaceX totally could have gone for propulsive landing, but opted not to because certification would have been a lot more work.
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Re:SpaceX and Boeing Still Need a Parachute That Always Works by stetrain on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @02:00PM (#21465784)
I think it basically came down to NASA not wanting them to test it on NASA flights.

SpaceX would have had to do their own launches and landings to verify the propulsive landing system, but they wanted to test it out on "production" cargo missions they were already doing for NASA.

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