From: zenadsl6186@zen.co.uk   
      
   Rüdiger Klaehn wrote:   
      
   > Peter Fairbrother schrieb:   
   >> Henry Spencer wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Why?   
   >   
   > You still have not answered why wings and wheels are the only safe   
   > technology for landing. Even if we accept the very unrealistic   
   > assumption that a space transport must be safe as commercial airliners,   
   > there is no technical reason that you can not get very high safety with   
   > rocket powered landing.   
      
   First, I doubt that - what if a child runs out on the landing field? what if   
   you miss the field and are committed to landing in a built-up area? Powered   
   wings and wheels avoid that situation.   
      
      
   and second, who's doing safe controlled rocket powered landings right now?   
      
      
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   Peter Fairbrother   
      
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