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post Mar 6 2007, 08:53 AM
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It has been mentioned here several times that Spirits EDL has been on the edge of failure, that is was a close call. The vehicle was only one or two seconds away from failure.

Is there any evidence (links, papers) available in the public regarding this? Everything I have suggests EDL was within the typical expected uncertainties (3sigma) and the deployment timeline left enough time for an even later parachute deployment and all the subsequent events. Even without DIMES the impact velocity would not be above of the airbag design limits. There exactly has been this close call?

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PS: Sorry Doug, wrong forum. Please move to Spirit. Thanks.
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- Analyst   Spirit EDL   Mar 6 2007, 08:53 AM
- - MarkL   That's an interesting, if academic question. ...   Mar 6 2007, 01:30 PM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (MarkL @ Mar 6 2007, 01:30 PM) Hope...   Mar 6 2007, 02:10 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (MarkL @ Mar 6 2007, 01:30 PM) JPL ...   Mar 6 2007, 02:11 PM
|- - Mark Adler   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 6 2007, 07:11 AM) ...   Apr 1 2007, 04:31 PM
- - Pertinax   Would not the animations posted on Sol0020 (http:/...   Mar 6 2007, 01:48 PM
- - nprev   I thought Oppy was the one that had a close call d...   Mar 6 2007, 02:15 PM
- - Eluchil   My recollection was that the "close call...   Mar 7 2007, 07:53 AM
- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Analyst @ Mar 6 2007, 12:53 AM) It...   Mar 7 2007, 04:00 PM
|- - Mark Adler   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 7 2007, 09:00 AM)...   Apr 1 2007, 04:38 PM
|- - Mark Adler   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 7 2007, 09:00 AM)...   Apr 1 2007, 04:50 PM
- - Analyst   Thank you for the links! All I have so far is...   Mar 8 2007, 01:33 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Analyst @ Mar 8 2007, 05:33 AM) Th...   Mar 8 2007, 02:47 PM
- - Analyst   This paper (sorry, I don't have a link): Desa...   Mar 8 2007, 08:57 PM

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