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danielweber
on April 23, 2013
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SpaceX Grasshopper Flies High
Parachutes are really hard. Ask Carmack at Armadillo, but make sure he's in a good mood first. It's not because he's an idiot or anything.
Plus, parachutes create a new failure mode: parachute deploying when it shouldn't.
schiffern
on April 23, 2013
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…or not deploying when it should.
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Plus, parachutes create a new failure mode: parachute deploying when it shouldn't.