At the start of the Gemini program in 1961, NASA considered having the two-man Gemini capsule land on a runway after its return from space, rather than parachute into the ocean. The controlled descent and landing was to be accomplished by deploying an inflatable paraglider wing of the type invented by Francis Rogallo and NASA's Langley Research Center. This full-scale, crewed Test Tow Vehicle (TTV) was built to test the Gemini paraglider wing in flight. Created by Mark Avino Date Created 04/17/2019 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Engineers; Gemini Program; Human Spaceflight; Missions; Space; Spacecraft Rights and Restrictions Usage conditions apply
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