From: alain245@videotron.ca   
      
   On Sep/25/2021 at 15:36, JF Mezei wrote :   
   > On 2021-09-25 09:32, Alain Fournier wrote:   
   >   
   >> So have any of you heard about United Launch   
   >> Alliance, Arianespace, the Russians, the Chinese or others developing   
   >> reusable rockets or at least first stages?   
   >   
   >   
   > Launching from Baikonour to either ISS or equatorial orbit, where would   
   > stage 1 land? hint: not in Russia.  And if landihg on land, you expect a   
   > precise target and  what happens when you miss the target?   
   >   
   > They could launch from Russia and gain flexibility in where it lands,   
   > but how much performance would they lose launching from more northern   
   > latitude and would that reduce the buysiness case for re-usability?   
   > (considering Russia doesn't pay Los Angeles salaries to its employees   
   > who build the rockets as does SpaceX)   
      
   SpaceX frequently lands their Falcon 9 boosters at launch site. The   
   Russians could do the same. If you have a flight path where it is   
   acceptable to fly a rocket, knowing that the rocket could explode, it is   
   probably acceptable to land in a controlled fashion on that path.   
      
      
   Alain Fournier   
      
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