As the rocket descends to the Martian surface, Harry continually reports their altitude. Their rate of descent increases until, from 15,000 feet to 6000, Harry is calling out the loss of altitude at the rate of 1000-2000 feet per second. At 6000 feet, Eckstrom says, "We're losing altitude too fast. Increase thrust to 3000 tons," whereupon Floyd slowly shifts the controls to increase the thrust. Between the time Ekstrom starts talking and the moment the rockets are heard starting their heavier thrust, at least 7 seconds elapse - which, according to the accelerating rate of descent previously called out by Harry, would mean that the ship should have crashed before Ekstrom finished his sentence.
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