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[i]Landing at a rate of 30 fps with the landing bag down is a good solid jolt, but certainly tolerable. In fact, one does not really have to be in an ideal position and braced tightly to be able to take this momentary shock in good shape.[/i]
[i]Even with the huge chute, I was dropping at 32 feet per second, or approximately 22 miles per hour. Upon impact with the ocean, the force of the spacecraft drove it a good 10 to 12 feet underwater before it popped back up to the surface.[/i]
[i]Impact was very, very soft. We just hit. We hit very easy. We didn't go underwater at all. We didn't change attitude one bit from the time we hit the water. We went bloop.[/i]
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