Parachute, Personnel, Gemini XI

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Northrop Ventura

Summary

This is a personnel parachute worn by either Charles "Pete" Conrad or Richard Gordon during their Gemini XI mission, September 12-15, 1966. If there had been an emergency during launch or reentry, they would have ejected from the spacecraft in their ejection seats. This parachute would have deployed after the astronaut separated from the seat. Manufactured by Northrop Ventura, NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center transferred this parachute to NASM in 1967.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19680270000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Parachutes

Materials

Nylon, Synthetic Fabric, Ripstop Nylon, Steel, Teflon, Velcro, Rubber, Brass, Paint

Dimensions

Storage (Rehoused in PSC): 115.6 × 123.2 × 69.2cm, 66.2kg (45 1/2 × 48 1/2 × 27 1/4 in., 146lb.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91ef96e86-02f1-49c1-8f35-48a08898f147

Record ID

nasm_A19680270000