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SpaceX Completes Dragon Parachute Test

Posted by timothy on from the here-be-drougeans dept.

mattclar writes "SpaceX just released footage and pictures of last week's Dragon parachute drop test. Using an Erickson Air-Crane, the Dragon capsule was carried to 14,000 feet, then released. After a few seconds of freefall, the drouge chutes appeared, followed by the main chutes. The test concluded with a gentle touchdown within the target area to conclude a test described by SpaceX as '100% successful.'"

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  1. Re:neat by MichaelSmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    like a sports car hitting the breaks!

    I prefer my nice reliable Toyota van. It has brakes.

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    http://michaelsmith.id.au
  2. SpaceX is a drag on employment by Baldrson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Clearly NASA could have done the same thing for a billion dollars, thereby creating much-needed high tech jobs for H-1b guest workers looking for a better life here in the US. I don't understand how anyone could celebrate this economic and humanitarian travesty.

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    Seastead this.
  3. Re:Exciting by M1FCJ · · Score: 2, Funny

    So right! If FSM wanted us to fly, she would have given us wings! And don't get me started on those squatters