Gemini's wing and a prayer (part 1): Rogallo Wings, the Paresev, and crashes in the desert

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review at 08 Sept 2025, 12:00 UTC

In the early 1960s, NASA considered installing a parachute-like device called a Rogallo Wing to allow Gemini capsules to return to dry land rather than splash down. Dwayne Day recalls the initial mishap-filled testing of that concept.

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• T2Gemini's wing and a prayer (part 1): Rogallo Wings, the Paresev, and crashes in the desertSpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review08 Sept 2025, 12:00