I believe it only had three parachutes

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Gary — 1/14/2005 5:13:42 PM (archived)

I believe(?) Huygens had three parachutes which IMHO is 2 parachutes too many. The system that Viking/Pathfinder/MER used of one parachute deployed with a mortar is probably the most reliable for a surface lander.

Gary

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ESA Huygens Descent commentary on LiveNASA TV @ 8:30 ET (n/t) - Marcia - 1/14/2005 1:25:22 PM
- re: Up there in space, the mysterious Titan - Raoul - 1/14/2005 5:40:56 PM
  - It was designed to float - alcaray - 1/14/2005 7:15:52 PM
- First relayed signal from Huygens Probe via the Cassini mother ship - JimO - 1/14/2005 3:37:09 PM
  - science data comes in -- good shape - JimO - 1/14/2005 4:53:09 PM
- re: JPL is on now LiveNASA TV 9:30amET (n/t) - Marcia - 1/14/2005 2:32:22 PM
  - re: ESA has data! (n/t) - Marcia - 1/14/2005 3:26:40 PM
  - re: Huygens had 4 parachutes! - Marcia - 1/14/2005 2:45:47 PM
    - I believe it only had three parachutes - Gary - 1/14/2005 5:13:42 PM
      - It was a complicated mission profile - alcaray - 1/14/2005 8:03:15 PM
      - re: I believe it only had three parachutes - Marcia - 1/14/2005 5:26:28 PM
        
        re: ... also, Huygens had no 'air' bags to soften it's landing. (n/t) - Marcia - 1/14/2005 6:04:28 PM
    - surface readings -- changing? - JimO - 1/14/2005 2:56:56 PM
      - re: surface readings -- changing? - Marcia - 1/14/2005 3:02:24 PM
        
        Ahhhhh...Don't forget! - Jacob Samorodin - 1/14/2005 4:53:47 PM
        
        re: Ahhhhh...Don't forget! - Marcia - 1/14/2005 5:02:59 PM
        
        lapses? tell more! - JimO - 1/14/2005 3:38:02 PM
        
        re: lapses? tell more! - Marcia - 1/14/2005 3:56:35 PM
        
        comm lapses post landing? - JimO - 1/14/2005 4:57:24 PM
        
        Maybe loss of the A channel saved the power used to transmit on that frequency - alcaray - 1/14/2005 5:23:05 PM
        
        re: ...possibly.... - Marcia - 1/14/2005 3:08:38 PM
        
        re: ...I prefer their latest analogy of bogs on Earth. - Marcia - 1/14/2005 3:28:34 PM
- Strong and persistent signals from the surface - JimO - 1/14/2005 2:07:24 PM
  - re: Strong and persistent signals from the surface - Marcia - 1/14/2005 2:13:44 PM
- Huygens has landed... - SteveS - 1/14/2005 1:49:52 PM

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