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A comment on Soyuz capsule landing and retrieval photos. Parent comment

Re:Soyuz capsule landing and retrieval photos by ovi256 on Tuesday October 05, 2010 @04:16PM (#1761279)
There are multiple tiers of parachutes to decelerate the capsule, plus retro-rockets IIRC. The USSR developed and used retro-rockets extensively, including to land overweight armoured vehicles.
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