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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:Not level by CoolGopher · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I voted [60] Stephen Conroy.

    As did I. Here's hoping a few more did!

  2. Re:Not level by MichaelSmith · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I voted [60] Stephen Conroy.

    As did I. Here's hoping a few more did!

    I don't think we get the senate vote tonight unfortunately. I actually stuffed up voting below the line. I reached the end minus 1 (saving the last for Conroy) at 57, and found that I had voted 10 and 11 twice. 10 is easy to turn into 58, 11 becomes 59.

    I am actually just a few K outside the seat of Melbourne. There is no hope, unfortunately, of Wills going to the greens.

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