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Don't forget the gentle "welcome back to Earth" kick in the ass that the passengers get a few seconds before landing, as the re-entry speed is still too fast - so the lander fires some solid-fuel landing engines for a "soft" landing.



Heh. "Soft" as in "you won't die/get seriously hurt" landing.




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