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Occam's razor: They don't want a sattelite with an new compound with unknown effects to go down in someones backyard.
And I wouldn’t doubt that that played a huge role in the decision, but I’m curious as to what, if anything, changed between when they created the mission profile /launched it, and now. Did they not get some basic permit to launch it that also included the entry plan, which was approved?
That’s what I’m unsure of.
I don't think the launch permits have anything to do with this company at all. They would've just purchased a ride on another company's rocket (likely Space X or ULA). They probably assumed they could figure out reentry when they got to that point in the mission. I can't say for sure, but they very well may even have multiple plans for getting the capsule back, and this was just the first one they tried.
I think they're more worried about it landing on someone's head.
I mean it could hit an F-35
Nah, they're probably afraid subject else would get to it first and steal trade secrets. The Greed Principle overrides Occam's Razor.