Rib Stiffened Expandable Escape System
Spacecraft · USA
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American manned rescue spacecraft. Study 1968. This Rockwell concept was stowed in a canister. In an emergency, the articulated rib-truss structure would be deployed into a mechanically rigid aeroshell shape.
The crew members would be housed in a shirtsleeve environment. Mass per crew 220 kg.
Crew Size: 3.
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- Space station orbit
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- USA
- Agency
- North American