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<ul><li><b>Scope and content:</b>  Original caption: An early model of the "Rogallo Wing" attached to a mock-up Mercury spacecraft is displayed in hanger at Langley Research Center. The Rogallo wing in the later flights of Gemini will replace the 63-foot ring sail parachute. This inflatable steerable device resembling a bat's wing has a wing spread of 45 feet. The astronaut will control the landings of this vehicle, utilizing a runner skid and two outriggers for stability. The landing will be horizontal.</li></ul></div>
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Unknown author<span style="display: none;">Unknown author</span> or not provided</div>
29 March 1962<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1962-03-29T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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