• grue@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    to dangerous (they land so far away that they’re in danger of… being eaten by bears before anyone reaches them)

    I know Soyuz was designed to land in Kazakhstan or whatever, but is Starliner (or Dragon, for that matter) even capable of landing on solid ground without damage and/or injuries?

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      5 months ago

      Yes it is actually! When it finally returns, this Starliner will be landing in New Mexico at the White Sands Space Harbor, which is basically a backup space shuttle landing strip.