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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    Title :

    Parachutes tested to drop astronauts softely on land


    Additional title:

    Product Eng


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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