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Ares 1-X Booster Badly Bent

By: u2consulting send a private message
Orlando : FL : USA | 24 days ago  
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NASA reported that one of the three parachutes failed to open causing the Arex 1-X booster rocket to plummet back into the sea much faster than expected.

The impact created a large dent in the side of the rocket. Repairs will be costly.

Maybe this rocket could be outfitted with a spare 4th parachute, and if the descent is determined to be too rapid, it would deploy keeping speed within safe parameters? Hmmm. NASA may balk because some say it costs $2,000 per pound of cargo to fly into space.

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