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From: Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium>
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Subject: Re: Dragon Parachute Test - Video (1/2)
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On 7 Jul 2018 12:19:45 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <knr1kdh3acprolne1elj8es65h68rhg13u@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>>At Naval Air Facility El Centro in Southern California, SpaceX
>>safe landing in the unlikely event of a low altitude abort.
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>Looks like a yellow chute at first...then two reds...then four large red/whites.
>
>...what happened to the good ole days when ya yelled 'geronimo' while pulling
>the 'D' ring?
>
Well, with 10,200 Kg of possible mass, I suspect to ensure the
security of the chutes (and crew) there is a need to slow it down a
bit with drogue chutes not to mention pull out and deploy the main
chutes in a somewhat gentle fashion. As I recall the Apollo Command
Module had a maximum mass of about 6,000 Kg.
I thought it was a beautiful deployment and feather like landing, much
smoother than the Martin-Baker ejection seat experience I went through
many years ago. I am not complaining, it saved my life, but it was a
rough ride.
The simultaneous, flawless inflation of the Dragon's chutes was a site
to behold. I suspect that was aided by the very dry air in El Centro.
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