Re:SpaceX and Boeing Still Need a Parachute That Always Works
by zlsa on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @01:57PM
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The solution common to Boeing and SpaceX is the same: they have three (Boeing) or four (SpaceX) separate parachutes, each with their own drogue chutes, and they both can handle a single deployment failure without endangering the crew.
Now imagine this happening under supersonic conditions. Recovery would be almost impossible.
This is why skydivers wear multiple chutes.