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		david-given on April 14, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Dragon CRS-6 Launch Webcast Scott Manley did precisely this in KSP the other day, trying to replicate the barge landing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9I55o8hQgs Admittedly, he also replicated all the other possible failure modes too. Turns out landing on barges is hard.

swamp40 on April 14, 2015 | [–]

I wonder how much of the rocket is steel?

Perhaps a barge full of Tesla batteries and electromagnets could grab and hold it as it comes in?

Already__Taken on April 14, 2015 | | [–]

If that's the idea then just land it into a big sunken tube filled with netting.

InclinedPlane on April 14, 2015 | | | [–]

It's almost entirely aluminum.

clebio on April 15, 2015 | [–]

That's really fun to watch. Thanks for the link!

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