08-03-2020, 04:16 PM
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Apollo Nut
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by jeffyjeep
Awesome mission and awesome photos! Did these (4) canopies not use drogues or are they just not visible?
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As I recall there were two drogues fired out of two mortar ports above and on either side of the side hatch.
As for ‘pilot’ chutes for each of the mains, I don’t seem to see any sign of them in these photos, but they may have been released or just not visible.
Earl
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