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.
Parachutes tested to drop astronauts softely on land
Product Eng
Product Engineering ; 37 , n 12
1966
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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