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[i]We actually had the engine running until touchdown. Not that that was intended, necessarily.[/i]
[i]CONRAD: We were, I'd estimate, 2 or 3 feet in the air still when I shut down the engine and it dropped right on in. SHEPARD: From the looks of things, we actually were on the ground and stopped before the engine shut off. SCOTT: I got the altitude rate and the altitude from Jim, and rounded out to 15 feet and 1 foot per second for the last portion. When Jim called a CONTACT LIGHT, I pushed the STOP button ... The next event was the contact with the ground, which I guess was somewhat harder than the 1 foot per second. YOUNG: I counted one-potato after we got the contact light and shut the engine down; even so, I think that we fell about 3 feet. CERNAN: As soon as we got the touchdown light, I , like most everybody else, hit the stop button. Then things just went "plunk". We plunked down with a relatively good thud, I'd say.[/i]
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