Lockheed Martin
Acquired
Innovative Recovery Process for Film Capsule
The film bucket, after being dropped from the spacecraft to decelerate its velocity and move closer to Earth, goes through a process involving jettisoning the heat shield, deploying parachutes, and being caught midair by a passing airplane using a claw. A C-130 airplane is used to snatch the film capsule from the sky in a unique recovery method.
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