/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12236587
Because it's cool.

>>11975373
But bruh...

GLIDERS AND SKIS

>>11923271
Dragon 2 parawing when?

>>11249079
>Which begs the question, if they're not landing on land, why do they call it "landing?"
Because it comes from NASA's aeronautical origins where planes landed on land. It could also be that 'landing' and 'land' have been disconnected from each other such that the 'land' in 'landing' holds no meaning anymore. Language is weird.

>Could this be the VERY first time NASA has landed a space craft on Earth?
No on two accounts. One, Starliner isn't NASA's craft, it's Boeing's. NASA just pays for seats on it like a taxi. Two, Shuttle (and also Gemini parawing but I don't think that one went to space).

>>11183835
Interesting design, but I'm failing to see how this would be an improvement over just launching satellites on their own or using a capsule.

Nice paraglider though.

I had no idea there were any other Big Gemini fans left in the world. Here, have a Rogallo Glider Gemini.

Plus, the Francis Rogallo "paraglider" concept developed for Gemini, but not used, led to hang-gliders and sport-kites, so that was a space-program spinoff you don't often see mentioned.