And then we all know how wikipedia is. I'll be following links for the rest of the afternoon and probably shake myself out of it when I realize that I've been looking at Wikpedia articles for Marvel superheroes for 20 minutes.
Musk said during the press conference today that they're targeting thruster landings (in any atmosphere!) within 3 years, or more like 4-5 if they encounter difficulties.
Google went all, like, "Really..."
http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20120530
> In the future, Dragon will use SuperDraco thrusters to land on a landing pad on ground.
This then led to looking up SuperDraco, which is on this Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(rocket_engine_family)
And then we all know how wikipedia is. I'll be following links for the rest of the afternoon and probably shake myself out of it when I realize that I've been looking at Wikpedia articles for Marvel superheroes for 20 minutes.
[edit ooh, this is worth seeing too] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUUnYgo1-lI