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In sci.space.policy message , Wed, 28 Sep
2011 15:46:37, Jochem Huhmann posted:
It's still curious. Landing a first stage or a booster would mean
having
some ground to land it on, which would mean having to launch over land.
Which SpaceX doesn't. Or they mean to land the thing on a ship or barge
out there....

Get the first stage range right, launch from south Texas, over the Gulf
of Mexico to Florida. Refuel, and, with no second stage or payload, fly
it back to Texas.

From the video released yesterday, the plan is to use three of the nine
engines to head back to KSC with the final landing being done on the
center engine.

Jeff
--
" Ares 1 is a prime example of the fact that NASA just can't get it
up anymore... and when they can, it doesn't stay up long. "
- tinker