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NASA Orion 30.047 UP Sounding Rocket
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 Photo Copyright 2002 Paratech Parachutes All Rights Reserved. |
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Packed parachute recovery system flown on rocket with main and drogue deployment bags, and kevlar bridle attached to ballistic slug extraction drag plate. |
Day launch photo of NASA Orion 30.047 UP sounding rocket March 18, 2002. Rocket reached a top speed of Mach 3.6 and flew to space and back with payload recovered with Paratech Parachutes. |
This rocket successfully flew to space and back, with the distinction of the Paratech Parachutes rocket recovery system survining a Mach 2.5 parachute deployment, which is the fastest successful parachute deploymen tever achieved on a NASA sounding rocket |
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