My companion article, which also has a full source list, is over on my blog at Medium:   / why-nasa-abandoned-the-gemini-rogallo-wing  

And if you feel like you've heard me talk about this before, you're not wrong! Super old blog post that isn't as detailed, but it's here: PopSci: https://www.popsci.com/paraglider-how...

Fighting for Space: https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Space...

Breaking the Chains of Gravity: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Chain...

Apollo Pilot: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080...

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