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Originally Posted by JackTheTripper
So if you happen to know, how accurate were they with the entry/capture point? How far off were they? If the parachutes had opened would they have been able to retrieve it?
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Sorry, I forgot to address these questions. As far as targeting, the navigation and attitude control teams were right on the money. Without the parachute deployment, we impacted just slightly southeast of dead center of the landing ellipse. And had the parachutes deployed, it would have drifted a little further southeast. I have no doubt though that the helicopter crew would have snagged it. Those guys are really good pilots.
Paul