This is less silly, its a redesigned Gemini capsule
to serve as an technology demonstrator. Apart from the You Tube Roton Rocket rotor-principle the capsule also shows the Dropping
Heatshield Concept.
Click on
images below to see larger images
|
|
When the capsule comes flying in from over the
coastal waters the heatshield is dropped which than serves as the base for a new coral reef which is a very green solution for the blue ocean.
The landing has to be automated because the astronauts can see nothing but blue sky and the whirling rotor, but future models have large fireproof windows and seats that can go to a sit
up position for a manual landing when necessary
Greetings from NESA
Kees Kuyper - Modelengineer
|