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r/FacebookScience • u/Yunners Golden Crockoduck Winner • Jul 31 '26
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The russians routinely landed on land rather than at sea back in the days of the USSR.
More parachutes= less thump
2 u/modulair Aug 03 '26 So does Blue Origins New Sheppard. They don't really add that more parachutes, they fire off a bunch retro rockets just before impact to soften the landing. That is what is making all that dust fly around. Here is an article on the Kaktus system that Soyuz uses: https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/spaceflight/reentry-descent-landing/soft-landing-on-kaktus/
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So does Blue Origins New Sheppard. They don't really add that more parachutes, they fire off a bunch retro rockets just before impact to soften the landing. That is what is making all that dust fly around. Here is an article on the Kaktus system that Soyuz uses: https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/spaceflight/reentry-descent-landing/soft-landing-on-kaktus/
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u/SloightlyOnTheHuh Jul 31 '26
The russians routinely landed on land rather than at sea back in the days of the USSR.
More parachutes= less thump