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Re:Private company landing on the moon today by TeMPOraL on Thursday February 22, 2024 @02:44PM (#39472050)
Have three, 120 degrees apart. They'll double as backup landing legs.
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Re:Private company landing on the moon today by adastra22 on Thursday February 22, 2024 @05:34PM (#39474268)
Wouldn’t be any better. You’d need 4 to be able to reliably land with one pointed out of the regolith. That’s probably pushing it in terms of mass. 3 wouldn’t be any better than 2 though.
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