In this paper the maximum acceleration on the ODST and the pod was found to be −4g, with a braking thrusters force of 14100 N during the last 50 m of descent. This deceleration brings the impact velocity of the pod to below velocity of 1 ms−1, should the braking thrusters fail to fire the pod will hit the ground with a velocity of 43.2 ms−1 killing the trooper