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This unmanned boilerplate test vehicle was used to develop the parachute recovery system for Project Gemini. Gemini was the second U.S. human spaceflight program; in 1965 and 1966, NASA launched ten two-man Gemini spacecraft to gain experience with rendezvous, long-duration flight and spacewalking, all necessary to meet President Kennedy's goal of landing on the moon before the decade was out. This boilerplate was dropped from an aircraft eight times to test different parachute configurations in 1963-1964. Records of these tests are stenciled on the side of the test vehicle.
In 1970, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration transferred this boilerplate capsule to the Smithsonian. It was restored in 1991, and the missing cylindrical nose section was replaced with a replica.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Test Vehicles
Manufacturer
McDonnell Aircraft Corp. Dimensions
Overall: 7 ft. 6 in. × 6 ft. 3 in., 1474.2kg (228.6 × 190.5cm, 3250lb.)
w/ Stand 4295lb. Materials
Steel Inventory Number
A19781817000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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