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Originally Posted by Irishman
That reminds me, someone the other day said to me that the reason the Eagle had to land long was because they "got lost" on the way down. Any comments or explanation on that? I know about the boulder field, but this is the first I have heard of they're already being long.
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They never got lost. There were some comm problems on the way down, but enough data to track them. AFAIK, because the tunnel was more pressurized on undocking than expected, Eagle became some additional velocity which wasn't accounted for. From timing landmarks, the crew knew that they would come in long.