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NASA News: Houston, we have a problem.
Posted: 22 Aug 2008, 22:44
by FlyTexas
Re: NASA News: Houston, we have a problem.
Posted: 22 Aug 2008, 22:50
by HawkerHart
Me thinks that would have hurt a tad!!
And the wobbles rather nausiating(excuse the spelling). Kinda reminds me of the footage of WW2 Italian Paratroops linked to there chute at one point in the middle of their back, hehe.
And this:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MlZ9_GSSx9U
Re: NASA News: Houston, we have a problem.
Posted: 22 Aug 2008, 23:42
by Garry Russell
You'd think they would be able to work parachutes out :think:
Luckily the ground was there to break it's fall
:doho:
Garry
Re: NASA News: Houston, we have a problem.
Posted: 23 Aug 2008, 10:02
by John
You know it's not like this hasn't been done before, so how did it go so wrong?
Ah! Because it didn't always go right in testing for Apollo ;-)
http://www.astronautix.com/details/apo17875.htm
Kind regards
John