Episode 9 Parachutes: So You Think You Know How a Parachute Works? - BIIRS Season 1

Isn't this a Space Podcast? Why are you Talking About Parachutes? Great question! Parachutes have a wide variety of applications when is comes to space craft. Besides, they're also just cool! Note: The sound at the beginning is a little echoy. It improved throughout the episode. We are still adjusting to remote podcasting, but it will be all fixed next episode! Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) News Articles: Leskin, Paige. “Invite a Llama or Goat to Your next Corporate Zoom Meeting or Video Call for under $100.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 13 Apr. 2020, www.businessinsider.com/zoom-video-goat-2-meeting-llama-sweet-farm-animals-cameo-2020-4. Wall, Mike. “SpaceX on Target for Milestone May 27 Crew Launch, Safety Panel Says.” Space.com, Space, 24 Apr. 2020, www.space.com/spacex-demo-2-nasa-safety-advisory-panel.html. Welle, Deutsche. “New Crew.” EcoWatch, EcoWatch, 18 Apr. 2020, www.ecowatch.com/astronauts-return-international-space-station-2645750749.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2. Videos: Historic Apollo 11 Footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLQ6V6Stm2U NASA Parachute Packing: https://www.youtube.com/Watch?v=WsJOTyWBGnU SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARIZnaMXTEU Anna's Sources Boyle, Alan. “Jeff Bezos Touts Results from Blue Origin Spaceship's Test, Even with One Less Chute.” GeekWire, 21 July 2016, www.geekwire.com/2016/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-test-chute/. Fishman, Charles. “The Amazing Handmade Tech That Powered Apollo 11's Moon Voyage.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 17 July 2019 Malik, Tariq. “Starliner Spacecraft's Landing on Sunday a Critical Moment for Boeing and NASA.” Space.com, 21 Dec. 20109 “New Shepard.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Apr. 2020, Oberhaus, Daniel. “SpaceX and Boeing Still Need a Parachute That Always Works.” Wired, Conde Nast, 5 Nov. 2019, www.wired.com/story/spacex-and-boeing-still-need-a-parachute-that-always-works/. “Orion's Parachute System.” NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/orion_parachutes.pdf. Perry, Mark J. “New US Homes Today Are 1,000 Square Feet Larger than in 1973 and Living Space per Person Has Nearly Doubled.” AEI.org Spacexcmsadmin. “Dragon.” SpaceX, 2 Mar. 2019, www.spacex.com/dragon. “Splashdown.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 Mar. 2020 “Velocity During Recovery.” NASA, www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/VirtualAero/BottleRocket/airplane/rktvrecv.html. “VTVL.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Jan. Westra, Levi. “SIZING A PARACHUTE.” University of Idaho, www.webpages.uidaho.edu/dl2/on_target/tv.htm. Henna’s Sources Dunbar, Brian. “Drag Chute Reduced Shuttles' Brake and Tire Wear." NASA, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/B-52_drag_chute_tests.html. Dunbar, Brian. “Remembering the Workhorse NB-52B.” NASA, www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/X-Press/stories/123104_b-52b_remembered.html. Dunbar, Brian. “Viking Mission Overview.” NASA, NASA, 2 Mar. 2015, Greicius, Tony. “The Supreme Council of Parachute Experts.” NASA, 27 May 2015 Jones, Andrew. “China's Mars Mission Likely Still on Track for July Launch despite Coronavirus Outbreak.” Space.com, Space, 12 Mar. 2020, www.space.com/coronavirus-china-mars-mission.html. Klesius, Mike. “How Things Work: Whole-Airplane Parachute.” Air & Space Magazine “Mars 3 Lander.” NASA.gov, 28 Apr. 2020 “Mars Global Remote Sensing Orbiter and Small Rover.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Apr. 2020 “Parachute.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Mar. “Parachute Design Activity.” NASA, NASA, 7 Nov. 2016 “Parachute Refurbishment Facility - NasaCRgis.” NASA, crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Parachute_Refurbishment_Facility. “Promising Progress for ExoMars Parachutes.” ESA, www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/ExoMars/Promising_progress_for_ExoMars_parachutes.

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