TEST FLIGHT OF APOLLO CAPSULE.—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has released this artist's drawing in Washington to illustrate the planned flight of a boiler-plated version of the Apollo capsule and its escape mechanism. The escape tower will lift the capsule from the pad (left) and separate from it at an altitude of 5000ft. A drogue parachute then deploys as the nose cone is ejected. The capsule floats to earth under the three pilot and main parachutes.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30287, 13 November 1963, Page 33
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77TEST FLIGHT OF APOLLO CAPSULE.—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has released this artist's drawing in Washington to illustrate the planned flight of a boiler-plated version of the Apollo capsule and its escape mechanism. The escape tower will lift the capsule from the pad (left) and separate from it at an altitude of 5000ft. A drogue parachute then deploys as the nose cone is ejected. The capsule floats to earth under the three pilot and main parachutes. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30287, 13 November 1963, Page 33
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