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Re:SpaceX Soft Lands Falcon 9 Rocket First Stage by cryptoz on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @04:08PM (#8071284)
> common question of "why not use parachutes"

My typical answer to this is to mention Mars and the very thin atmosphere. There's no point in SpaceX developing technology that they can't use on Mars.

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Re:SpaceX Soft Lands Falcon 9 Rocket First Stage by ceejayoz on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @04:10PM (#8071290)
Moon landings, too. While Musk has his sight set on Mars, I can't imagine he'd turn down the opportunity to beat NASA to a lunar return.
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Re:SpaceX Soft Lands Falcon 9 Rocket First Stage by speeq on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @04:39PM (#8071445)
Yeah, he said: "Loop around the moon, possibly land on the moon - just to prove the capability" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thKMqN-2E4s#t=50
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