Henry Spencer wrote:

No, Apollo was good enough even without the skip. If memory serves --
references aren't handy -- Apollo landing error was no more than a few
kilometers. That doesn't matter a whole lot if you're coming down
somewhere like White Sands. And we could probably do somewhat better now,
with better guidance hardware.



Maybe they will install some sort of a steerable parachute or parafoil
system like the X-38 ISS lifting body rescue craft was going to use.
This would also aid in dealing with crosswinds at landing, which caused
some Soyuz to get dragged around until they jettisoned their chutes.

Pat