I understood that part of the reason the landing ship can be so small is that the drone ship is actively maneuvering to a spot to catch the booster.
It's announced in the sequence when the drone ship acquires tracking signals from the booster, I'm guessing it's 99% automated other than abort contingencies.
Even if it's only moving 50ft that'd require a radial increase for a fixed landing spot.
But then they also stuck their land-based landings right on the money so it could just be a purely safety related thing.
It's announced in the sequence when the drone ship acquires tracking signals from the booster, I'm guessing it's 99% automated other than abort contingencies.
Even if it's only moving 50ft that'd require a radial increase for a fixed landing spot.
But then they also stuck their land-based landings right on the money so it could just be a purely safety related thing.