NASA studying lifting-body/parafoil combination for Station ACRV
NASA plans to begin drop-testing a 15,000-pound lifting body/parafoil combination next month in a technology validation effort that could lead to development of a low-cost, U.S.-built lifeboat for International Space Station crews. U.S. space agency managers describe the Assured Crew Rescue Vehicle-...
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