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by j naveen on Jun 23, 2007 10:32 AM Permalink
Hi Senthil,
The parachute in the shuttle is an aid to assist the braking system. The shuttle enters the atmosphere like a glider and lands at relatively high speeds, while it does not have conventional aircraft-like landing gear. That's why shuttle deploy a parachute while landing. It is deployed only at touch-down. Hope this is clear
RE:Pls give me correct answer..
by Vivek Agnihotri on Jun 23, 2007 10:24 AM Permalink
The parachute is released after the craft touched the ground. This is done to reduce the momentum and hence speed . Many fughter jets also use the same technique. The landing is similar to any other aircraft landing.
RE:Pls give me correct answer..
by Arati on Jun 23, 2007 10:28 AM Permalink
Ha ha ha ha ha ha uggh...sorry, I just couldn't control my laughter.
Dear Senthil, most of the aircrafts & space crafts which tarvel at high speed requires a chute to exert some control over the landing.... Its not because it has been dropped from the space station.
Chute only operated where there is air pressure and gravity (some force). A parachute is of no use in outer space.
RE:Pls give me correct answer..
by Senthil palani on Jun 23, 2007 11:52 AM Permalink
Why don't they use DISK brake, which is very efficient in my PULSAR Bike
RE:RE:Pls give me correct answer..
by Arati on Jun 23, 2007 10:31 AM Permalink
do excuse me for the typo error's in the above text. I was trying to control my laughter whilst typing the same. :o)
RE:Pls give me correct answer..
by KayBee on Jun 23, 2007 11:34 AM Permalink
You see this on aircraft carriers also, where you have shorter runways and the high tech aircrafts, which come in a tremendous speed have to be slowed down by releasing the parachutes. Otherwise, they will land up on the other side of the runway on the carrier - which in this case is not some grassy patch but sea.
RE:Pls give me correct answer..
by sree on Jun 23, 2007 10:30 AM Permalink
Parachute is to reduce the speed when the shuttle touches the runway at very high speed. It enters the atmosphere at 5times greater than the sound speed.
Guys . Guys . Guys Wake up now, its started to bug me now. Sunita this, sunita that , Laxmi Mittal this, Laxmi Mittal that and the list goes on..... Pls be informed that sunita ia a born Indian but is an AMERICAN NOW (by choice). She prefers Pastas and Pizzas over Channa Bhaturas and Biryaani. Its only her name that reflects her Indian Connection, agreed media has made her big but aren't we able to put things in the right prespective? Believe me, she would have been just Sunita Ben had her father not migrated to America and she was exposed to such venues.
RE:SO WHAT ?
by samy on Jun 23, 2007 10:27 AM Permalink
dude, 1. she is not born in india, and it doesnt matter, when some one achieves something great, it is ok to talk about it and when there is an indian connection it is even better. 2. half of resident indian teens prefer pizza over channa bhatura, so what. 3. you do something great instead of cribing, then we will all say 'vivek this, vivek that'
RE:SO WHAT ?
by Ajay Pandita on Jun 23, 2007 10:34 AM Permalink
I think both of you are right, but even i think for anything which has Indian connection is blown out of proportion.There are six other people too. Lets take this easy,its absolutely right that Sunita has just Indian name. Lets accept that we are some 50 years behind any developed country and if any one of us breaks barrier and leaves this country to some developed country, its just that he/she gets these opportunities. The way its shown in media is just creating hype and seling their TRPs but the fact is that this may just be very normal for all those who travelled in Atlantis and probably they may be laughing on India looking at all this.
RE:SO WHAT ?
by Jay Rao on Jun 23, 2007 10:41 AM Permalink
dont be surprised if somebody starts an SMS campaign asking the indian public to congratulate ms.williams via sms !!! And they make loads of money thru the SMS campaign !!
RE:RE:SO WHAT ?
by Jay Rao on Jun 23, 2007 10:32 AM Permalink
eating pizzas doesnt make anyone american...similarly being born to indian parents doesnt make u Indian
This time the only interest was whether Sunita William along with other astronouts will land back from space safely or not and thakfully she and others have come back safely. It does not matter that Sunita only carries Indian name otherwise she is all for America the country who adopted her. But all progressive minds should welcome that all space crew have come back safely from their space mission.Because these are the people who have really contibuted to the progress of mankind with their shear courage and dedication. "Hats off to them"
there is only one different between we indians and americans that has make usa super power: we belive in god but dont belive in honesty and moral values and american belive in honesty and moral values but not in go
RE:the difference between us and americans
by vasudevan surendran on Jun 23, 2007 10:10 AM Permalink
Hello Mahendra, the first part you are right but in the second part you are totally wrong. There are cheats in Americans as well. If you have any doubt you can contact the export community in India they will tell you horror stories of being cheated by Americans.
RE:the difference between us and americans
by mahendra on Jun 23, 2007 10:13 AM Permalink
m doing business w americans for last 6 yrs.i found them honest in most cases.good and bad are part of every society.but the thing in the percentage of goodness and badness
RE:the difference between us and americans
by vasudevan surendran on Jun 23, 2007 10:19 AM Permalink
You are lucky but that is not with the case with others so generalising may not be accurate
ever thought if she would have been of indian origin,
nasa would never have thought of repairing the spaceship and it would have been the same case what was with kalpana chawla,
As far as loss is concerned of US govt.
who bothers,
at the end of the day they have to pay anythign to anybody
evey body is standing at their doorstep ready to offer goods even at credit,
everyone is seign that dollar is going but still most tof the developign nations are still maintaing their reserves in dollars why not turn ur reserve in pounds
this is what dirty us politics,
they will do naythign to make the world look them foolish.
