Stories Related to Apollo Moon Landing: Astronauts' Parachutes Were Manufactured By El Paso Company, Radioplane

El Paso Times, El Paso Times
Tue, 07/16/2019 - 4:53pm

An El Paso company, Radioplane, manufactured the parachutes used in the Apollo mission that put the men who set foot on the moon 'down gently.'

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