K-1 Flight Profile: Staging, First Stage Return, Parachute Deployment

K-1 Flight Profile : Staging, First Stage Return & Parachute Deployment



4: Staging At an altitude of 135,000 feet, 121 seconds after liftoff, the first and second stages separate.	5: First Stage Return Center engine restarts and places the first stage on a controlled return trajectory.	6: Parachutes Deployed At 10,000 feet and airbags are deployed just prior to a soft touchdown. The first stage is then prepared for another flight.