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Robert Pearlman
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posted 04-15-2018 06:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
From Elon Musk on Twitter:
This is gonna sound crazy, but... SpaceX will try to bring rocket upper stage back from orbital velocity using a giant party balloon.

And then land on a bouncy house.

Phil Plait responded:
I'm not sure using helium will help it stay up in space though.
To which Musk replied:
Yeah, but great for creating a giant object that retains its shape across all Mach regimes and drops ballistic coefficient by two orders of magnitude.

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