Gemini's wing and a prayer (part 2): Parachutes, paragliders, and more crashes in the desert

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review at 15 Sept 2025, 11:59 UTC

As Gemini approached its first flight, NASA continued to study how to incorporate a deployable wing for its landing. Dwayne Day discusses that meant more crashes of test vehicles.

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• T2Gemini's wing and a prayer (part 2): Parachutes, paragliders, and more crashes in the desertSpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review15 Sept 2025, 11:59