2-Foot Hypersonic Tunnel
(1962-L-03266): A flexible-canopy paraglider mounted in the 2-Foot Hypersonic Tunnel for tests to determine its suitability as a recovery device for spacecraft and expended rocket boosters. These tests simulated high-altitude atmospheric deployment at Mach 4.5 in a wide variety of attitudes.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 1962-L-03266
Date: April 20, 1962
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2-Foot Hypersonic Tunnel
(1962-L-03266): A flexible-canopy paraglider mounted in the 2-Foot Hypersonic Tunnel for tests to determine its suitability as a recovery device for spacecraft and expended rocket boosters. These tests simulated high-altitude atmospheric deployment at Mach 4.5 in a wide variety of attitudes.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 1962-L-03266
Date: April 20, 1962
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Uploaded on August 5, 2013
Taken on April 20, 1962