August 31, 2021
Today in 1963, the Gemini Project Office (GPO) reported that it was investigating the use of a parasail and landing rocket system to enable the Gemini spacecraft to land on land. A declassified NASA report from the time, entitled “Gemini Land Landing System Development Program,” may be read and/or downloaded here .
Gemini TTV-1 Capsule and Paraglider. Credit: Smithsonian