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Posted by timothy on Saturday August 21, 2010 @02:06AM 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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Re:neat (Score:4, Funny)

by MichaelSmith ( 789609 ) writes: on Saturday August 21, 2010 @02:23AM (#33322040) Homepage Journal

like a sports car hitting the breaks!
I prefer my nice reliable Toyota van. It has brakes.

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SpaceX is a drag on employment (Score:4, Funny)

by Baldrson ( 78598 ) * writes: on Saturday August 21, 2010 @12:07PM (#33325022) Homepage Journal

Clearly NASA could have done the same thing for a billion dollars, thereby creating much-needed high tech jobs for H-1b guest workers looking for a better life here in the US. I don't understand how anyone could celebrate this economic and humanitarian travesty.

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Re:Exciting (Score:2, Funny)

by M1FCJ ( 586251 ) writes: on Saturday August 21, 2010 @12:55PM (#33325478) Homepage

So right! If FSM wanted us to fly, she would have given us wings! And don't get me started on those squatters [wikipedia.org]

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