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2023-07-14 05:14:31 UTC - HELPFUL
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At 40,000 feet, two drogue parachutes opened to slow and stabilize the capsule, followed by the three 83-foot diameter main parachutes at 10,000 feet. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-apollo-14-splashdown-and-recovery A drogue parachute is an elongated round parachute designed to be deployed behind a rapidly moving object https://skydiveperris.com/blog/drogue-parachute-skydive/
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