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riffraff
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SpaceX Grasshopper Takes Off and Lands Vertically ...
then wouldn't it make more sense to just build a very big pool/use an unsalty lake ?
You'd still need to steer the rocket there but you can avoid worrying about vertical landing.
stcredzero
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There was an SSTO proposal from the 1970's that did involve building a huge splashdown lake. That proposal also used vertical landing, however. (The craft was so large, landing gear would've been prohibitive, so the whole thing just floated.)
cryptoz
on Dec 25, 2012
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Mars does not currently have lakes.
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You'd still need to steer the rocket there but you can avoid worrying about vertical landing.