It's Not A Crash. It's A Rapid, Unscheduled Disassembly

[1369]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvim4rsNHkQ]And boom goes the dynamite[/ame]

[Ouch]

I don't know if it was the music or all the **** blowing up, but that's an engaging video. Thanks.

[Johnny Dangerr]

Ops my bad....

[El Viejo]

I've often wondered why they don't just use a large parachute.

[NBK75]

Cool

[125Dad]

I've often wondered why they don't just use a large parachute.

They would be out of work.

[WItoTX]

I've often wondered why they don't just use a large parachute.

I can't speak for SpaceEx, but for Blue Origin, the return capsule actually does, but that's still too hard of a hit for the return capsule as well as the main stage. The return capsule has basically a controlled explosion right before it touches down that makes the landing soft in combination with parachutes.

My friend is a rocket designer at Blue Origin. They do some pretty awesome stuff to say the least.