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Drag separation occurs when the drag of the rocket booster (body) increases relative to the drag of the upper airframe of the rocket (nose cone). This difference in drag results in the body falling behind and separating from the rocket nose which can lead to a premature deployment of the recovery harness. The theory behind this suggests that since the drag on the nose cone is much lower than the drag on the body, the momentum of the nose cone carries it forward faster (alternatively, as the body’s drag is larger it decelerates quicker in comparison to the nose cone) which creates tension on the joint where the nose and body connect. Separation pins are utilized as a result, to prevent early deployment and prevent drag separation. This can be observed at the orange line (which would typically be higher up). 

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M_{1}a_{net}=N+D_{1}+M_{1}g\\
N=M_{1}(\frac{D_{1}+D_{2}}{M_{1}+M{2}}+g)-D_{1}-M_{1}g\\
N=\frac{M_{1}D_{2}-M_{2}D_{1}}{M_{1}+M_{2}}

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M_{2}a_{net}=D_{2}+M_{2}g-N\\
N=D_{2}+M_{2}g-M_{2}a_{net}\\
N=\frac{M_{1}D_{2}-M_{2}D_{1}}{M_{1}+M_{2}}

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