Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Space capsule
A space capsule is a tiny manned spacecraft of the kind used in the Mercury and Gemini programs, using an Ablative heat shield for reentry. Early space capsules were based on the designs of the late Maxime Faget and many Russian engineers working under Sergei Korolev.
Last updated: 10-14-2005 09:48:37
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details


