Word: waveless
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...small, tough drogue parachute opened at 21,000 ft., checking the capsule's falling speed. One minute later, the great, striped, red-and-white main parachute (with a 6-in. triangular tear in it) blossomed like a zinnia and gently lowered the Liberty Bell 7 toward the almost waveless sea. Four choppers flailed toward the impact point...
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