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[i]The interior of each of the primary [landing gear] struts contains a piston and a compressible honeycomb structure... full compression of the honeycomb structure in a hard landing would have shortened the primary strut by 32 inches (81 cm). ...the bottom of the ladder was attached to the primary strut just above the point where the lower part of the strut could slide into the upper part. Consequently, full compression of the primary strut would have left the bottom rung of the ladder just above the footpad. However, there was never any significant compression ("stroking") of any of the struts in any of the landings, so the astronauts had to contend with a jump of slightly more than 32 inches. Fortunately, one-sixth gravity made it relatively easy. All you needed to do was give a little push with the legs and, with your hands on the outside rail, guide yourself up.[/i]
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