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Parachutes of Apollo and Crew Dragon capsules, what is different and what is the same?
The number of main chutes is different, Apollo three, Crew Dragon four.
Both capsules used drogue and main chutes.
Apollo had two drogue chutes with single stage reefing.
Apollo used a two stage ...
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How do Crew Dragon's main parachutes deploy?
As far as I can tell, there are two distinct "doors" on Crew Dragon that house parachute-related equipment. In the below picture, I've outlined the upper door in yellow and the lower one in ...
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What is the speed of crew Dragon upon splashdown?
After reentry, what is the speed of the Dragon 2 capsule right before splashdown?
What g-force is received upon splashdown?
At the time of writing, this answer gives such information for many other ...
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Does the FAA still license the people who fold human-rated reentry parachutes?
One of the links in the question International Orange? is the History.com article The Amazing Handmade Tech That Powered Apollo 11’s Moon Voyage which says of Apollo capsule re-entry and landing ...
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What is SpaceX's parachute problem that NASA is concerned about in the NASA ASAP report?
The Washington Post's NASA to launch safety review of SpaceX and Boeing after video of Elon Musk smoking pot rankled agency leaders says:
Earlier this year, Boeing had a propellant leak during a test ...
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Why is it even desirable for a spacecraft to land without a parachute?
In this SpaceX promotional video, they indicate their plans to land a crewed capsule without a parachute, using landing thrusters. I know that Soyuz does this too, though in combination with a landing ...
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