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The rocket touched down at 4.4 mph. The capsule looked like it came down much harder than that.
by Scramblejams 11y ago
The rocket touched down at 4.4 mph. The capsule looked like it came down much harder than that.
- dtparr 11y agoAh, thanks. I was focused on the rocket landing and misread the parent.
- saganus 11y agoMaybe they didn't really need the capsule to touch down at a lower speed since it can withstand this, so they save a bit on cost with smaller parachutes? Not really sure if this item alone would make any difference, but if they do plan on putting humans instead, I too would hope it doesn't land as hard as the capsule seemed to.
- 7952 11y agoThe capsule used rockets to arrest its descent at the last moment, which made the landing look more violent than it probably was.