[ExI] Recovered Dragon Capsule

[Dan]

On  Friday, June 1, 2012 1:36 PM spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

>>... On Behalf Of Joseph Bloch
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Dan <dan_ust at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2266.html
>>>
>>> I wonder what the huge gash in it was caused by.
>>
>>...Apparently that's a track for the parachute lines.
>
> That's what I concluded as well.  The parachute must be inside the capsule
> for the maximum reentry deceleration to move the CG as close to the shield
> as possible, then the lines need to attach up top.

Or maybe it's a line for the float? (Would the parachute mass enough to have much of an impact on CG, especially when the craft is carrying cargo back?)


Regards,

Dan