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Originally Posted by botsapper
Always wondered why both New Shepard and Falcon 9 don't use simple, reliable, inexpensive and lightweight drogue (big enough to slow down but small enough not to drift off course) chutes...
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Because both Musk and Bezos read a lot of '50s SF growing up? Parachutes just aren't cool.
And of course landing a reusable rocket is something that NASA first did back in 1981.