GE Life Raft - General Electric Life Raft 3-crew orbital escape system of the 1960's 16,173 bytes. 243 x 308 pixels.

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 alligning 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.

Craft.Crew Size: 3. Total Length: 1.8 m. Maximum Diameter: 3.0 m. Total Mass: 420 kg. Main Engine Propellants: Solid.

• 419 - Kane, Francis X, IAA, "A Thirty Year Perspective on Manned Space Safety and Rescue: Where We've Been; Where We Are; Where We Are Going", IAA 84-270, 1984.