Space capsule
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A space capsule is a spacecraft designed to transport cargo, scientific experiments, and/or astronauts to and from space. Capsules are distinguished from other spacecraft by the ability to survive ree
Crew Dragon approaching the ISS in March 2019 during Demo-1
The Gemini 12 capsule from the 1966 10th and final mission of Project Gemini, flown by Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin (exhibited at Chicago's Adler Planetarium)
The Apollo 15 command and service module in orbit around the Moon taken from Falcon, the mission's Apollo Lunar Module
The Soyuz spacecraft, with reentry capsule (Descent Module) highlighted
Reentry capsule
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A reentry capsule is the portion of a space capsule which returns to Earth following a spaceflight. The shape is determined partly by aerodynamics; a capsule is aerodynamically stable falling blunt en
Apollo 17 command module splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
Soyuz TMA reentry capsule after landing, 2005
Artwork of Apollo command module flying with the blunt end of the heat shield at a non-zero angle of attack in order to establish a lifting entry and control the landing site
Soyuz TMA 7 spacecraft 2edit 1