Parachute, Main, Gemini
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Ventura
- Summary
- This is a Gemini ringsail (main) parachute test article. Manufactured by Northrop Ventura, it is made largely of nylon and is over 84 feet in diameter when fully deployed. Carried in the Rendezvous and Recovery Section at the front of the capsule, the ringsail parachute deployed shortly after this section was jettisoned at an altitude of about 10,500 feet during reentry. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Lewis Research Center transferred this artifact to NASM in 1968.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A19680255000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Parachutes
- Materials
- Nylon, Aluminum, Synthetic Fabric, Steel
- Dimensions
- Overall (as photographed): 271.78 x 73.66 x 1389.38cm (8ft 11in. x 2ft 5in. x 45ft 7in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19680255000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9faa12c3c-88e7-4968-876c-960606cec7c6
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