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Parachutes are set to deploy at an altitude of 22,000 feet, and then at 6,000 feet, to slow Orion’s descent to about 20 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Parachutes are designed to deploy near the very end of the descent, slowing the capsule to about 11 mph before it falls gently onto the desert floor of northwestern Utah.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2023

Parachutes packed way back in 2016 need to unfurl.

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2023

Parachutes and winches are a couple of the common methods, as is dropping from low altitudes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022

Parachutes don't always open as quick as they're intended to.

From The Man from the Clouds by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)