Gemini Drop-Test Vehicle - Hampton, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 37° 01.438 W 076° 20.657
18S E 380425 N 4098376
Test Space Vehicle for the Gemini program.
Waymark Code: WM188FA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2023
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This Gemini Boilerplate Drop-Test Vehicle was used to develop the re-entry parachute system for the manned Gemini spacecraft. The boilerplate simulated the external characteristics and weight of a manned Gemini capsule. Stencils on the capsule indicate that it participated in 12 upright drop test and 5 angled test.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Gemini Capsule
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Hampton Air & Space Science Center
inside / outside: inside
Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
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