One of series of 15 planned drops to check whether steerable chute can softly land spacecraft, weighing 5000 lb or more, within small target zone; qualifying tests have begun at Aerospace Recovery Facility, El Centro, Calif; cloverleaf and para-sail are only types now being considered, although NASA experimented earlier with para-glider technique for Gemini.


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    Titel :

    Parachutes tested to drop astronauts softely on land


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Product Eng


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1966


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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