Full-scale-model and actual spacecraft were impact tested to define the emergency land-landing capability of the Apollo command module. Structural accelerations and strains were recorded on analog instrumentation, and a summary to these data is included. The landing kinematics were obtained from high-speed photography. Photographs of the structural damage caused during the tests are included. Even though extensive damage can be expected, the crew will receive nothing more than minor injuries during the majority of the probable landing conditions. (Author)


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    Title :

    APOLLO Command Module Land Impact Tests


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1972


    Size :

    62 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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