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Author	Topic: Did Mercury have a back-up parachute?
Jim_Voce Member Posts: 273 From: Registered: Jul 2016	posted 04-19-2017 02:17 AM The Mercury spacecraft landed under a single parachute. Did the Mercury spacecraft have a back-up parachute in the event that the main parachute did not deploy?
PeterO Member Posts: 402 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002	posted 04-19-2017 10:57 AM Yes, there was a reserve 'chute. The main and reserve 'chutes were packed side-by-side in the cylindrical section. See the Faith 7 Familiarization Manual pages 7-8 and 7-13 for diagrams of the 'chutes.
Jim_Voce Member Posts: 273 From: Registered: Jul 2016	posted 04-20-2017 01:09 AM Thank you Peter.
moorouge Member Posts: 2458 From: U.K. Registered: Jul 2009	posted 04-22-2017 01:13 AM This might be an invaluable reference source - Behind the Icon: NASA’s Mercury Capsules as Artefact, Process, and Practice.

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