Re: About the chute

From: "Secret237@xxxxxxxxxxx" <Secret237@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 24 Dec 2006 06:38:21 -0800

The primary purpose of the chute is to slow the vehicle down.

They added the chute to help them land at Kennedy, it's a shorter
runway than Edwards.

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