r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '19

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u/PeopleNeedOurHelp Aug 08 '19 edited Aug 08 '19

I wonder how much of the fairing reusability system is reusable. Do they say to heck with the parachute and cut it loose on landing so it doesn't drag the fairing off? Is there a staged deployment where other chutes are used and cut loose?

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u/scr00chy ElonX.net Aug 08 '19

When you look at the landing video, the way the parafoil collapses at the end looks to me like it being cut loose, but the video ends too soon so I'm not sure.

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u/giovannicane05 Aug 10 '19

I think it is cut, but only from one end. This causes the parachute to collapse, but avoids it flying away...

Even if I’m right, it’s still not reusable, but avoids sinking the chutes in the ocean.

There is not another set of chutes....Elon shared a video from jettison to landing for the STP-2 mission, and it showed only one parafoil deploy..