Development of the parachute recovery system for the LBRV-2 reentry vehicle

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5433328

Pepper, W B

A single-stage 6.44-ft-dia ribbon parachute has been developed for deceleration and recovery of a 130-lb nose cone. Recovery procedures begin with jettisoning a part of the initial reentry mass before the parachute is deployed. An operational RV flight resulted in recovery of the payload (in two pieces) and the undamaged parachute.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5433328
• Report Number(s): SAND-83-0432; ON: DE84003340
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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