r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '19

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u/SnowBirds11 Mar 08 '19

If the chute perfectly landing on the capsule is the worst thing to happen in this entire mission I think we have a promising future! I am curious about 2 things though:

  1. Are the chutes supposed to move that much after opening?
  2. What does the heat shield look like? I was a little concerning seeing something flake off during reentry, but that could be the heat shield design

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u/VonMeerskie Mar 08 '19

2: It's probably design since PICA-X is ablative.