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Short Description
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ESA ACRV
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ESA Crew Rescue Vehicle Studies.
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ctv994.jpg 350 x 262 19.5 kb Credit: ESA via Marcus Lindroos
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ESA ACRV
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Carina
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ESA Crew Rescue Vehicle Studies. The CARINA microgravity capsule.
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carina.jpg 608 x 410 50.4 kb Credit: ESA via Marcus Lindroos
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Carina
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ESA CRV
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ESA Crew Rescue Vehicle Studies. Apollo-type Assured Crew Return Vehicle (1993). The ACRV team initially investigated two concepts, including the design shown here. The cylindrical section in front contains rocket engines, power systems and a docking tunnel. It would be jettisoned shortly before the capsule re-enters the Earth's atmosphere.
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acrv693.jpg 570 x 474 51.8 kb Credit: ESA via Marcus Lindroos
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ESA CRV
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ESA Biconic CRV
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ESA Biconic Crew Rescue Vehicle. "Blunt Biconic" Crew Rescue Vehicle. The "blunt biconic" design shown here was briefly investigated during the follow-on crew rescue/transfer vehicle studies in 1993-94.
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acrv93.jpg 474 x 563 52.8 kb Credit: ESA via Marcus Lindroos
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ESA Biconic CRV
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ESA ACRV
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ctv936.jpg 476 x 416 34.5 kb Credit: ESA via Marcus Lindroos
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ESA ACRV
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ESA Viking CRV
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ESA Viking Crew Rescue Vehicle. "Viking" Crew Rescue Vehicle (1994).
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ctv95.jpg 598 x 438 25.4 kb Credit: ESA via Marcus Lindroos
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ESA Viking CRV
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ESA Viking CRV
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ESA Viking Crew Rescue Vehicle. "Viking" Crew Rescue Vehicle (1996). The version shown here would use a cylindrical propulsion module derived from the Ariane Transfer Vehicle.
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ctv96.jpg 608 x 434 40.8 kb Credit: ESA via Marcus Lindroos
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ESA Viking CRV
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