Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!pilchuck!amc-gw!nwnexus!l5comp!john From: john@l5comp.wa.com (John Turner) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: New Space Shuttle Summary: braking parachute Keywords: Endeavour, parachute, landing Message-ID: <1989Aug15.170339.3028@l5comp.wa.com> Date: 15 Aug 89 17:03:39 GMT References: <893.24E15AED@mcastl.fidonet.org> <1989Aug11.231441.443@utzoo.uucp> Reply-To: john@l5comp.UUCP (John Turner) Organization: L5 Computing, Edmonds, WA Lines: 8 One change planned for the Endeavour is installing a 30-foot braking parachute at the base of the vertical stabilizer, to be deployed the instant the rear landing gear make contact on landing. The article in AW&ST said something about reduced rollout and a gentler landing, less brake wear, etc. This change will eventually be made to all Shuttles. John Turner, john@l5comp.wa.com, way up in Edmonds WA