GE Life Raft
Spacecraft · USA
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General Electric Life Raft 3-crew orbital escape system of the 1960's
American manned rescue spacecraft. Study 1966. The GE Life raft was a rigid unpressurized aeroshell. Three crew in space suits with parachutes would strap themselves into the seats.
A headup display was provided for manually aligning the raft for retrofire, which was accomplished using a cold gas reaction control system. The aeroshell itself consisted of new non-ablative materials with a foam core. Mass per crew: 80 kg.
Crew Size: 3.
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