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Purpose

The Hermes recovery system follows a dual-separation, dual-deploy architecture. The drogue deployment event is initiated at apogee by a pyrotechnically operated piston. The main parachute is retained via a Tender Descender until approximately 2,000ft. Subsystem and component designs, testing procedures and results, and research is summarized here.

Design

The design considerations associated the Hermes recovery system are summarized in the following pages:

Testing

Component Level Testing

Ground Testing

A general description of ground tests can be found here.

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