Fénix 1

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Fénix 1 was a specially designed rescue capsule used in the 2010 Chilean mining rescue operation to extract trapped miners from deep underground.

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Fénix 2 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mechanical device
rescue capsule
approximateDiameter about 54 centimeters
approximateHeight about 4 meters
associatedWith Atacama Region NERFINISHED
Copiapó NERFINISHED
San José copper‑gold mine NERFINISHED
collaboratingOrganization Chilean government NERFINISHED
NASA NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Chile NERFINISHED
designedFor transporting a single person through a narrow shaft
vertical extraction of miners from a mine
developedDuring 2010
developedFor San José mine rescue
followedBy Fénix 2 NERFINISHED
Fénix 3 NERFINISHED
hasCapacity 1 person
hasFeature communication system
escape hatch
oxygen supply system
safety harnesses
spring‑loaded shock absorbers
steel frame
wheels or rollers to guide along the shaft
hasNumberInName 1
languageOfName Spanish
locatedInEvent San José mine rescue NERFINISHED
manufacturer ASMAR shipyards NERFINISHED
Chilean Navy NERFINISHED
material steel
namedAfter Phoenix NERFINISHED
notableFor being part of the technology used in the 2010 Chilean mine rescue
operatedBy Chilean rescue teams NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Fénix rescue capsules NERFINISHED
roleInRescue test and demonstration capsule
safetyDesign included multiple safety systems for miners
status prototype capsule in the Fénix series
symbolism rebirth and hope
usedFor rescuing trapped miners
usedIn 2010 Chilean mining rescue operation NERFINISHED
2010 Copiapó mining accident

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2010 Copiapó mining accident mainRescueCapsuleUsed Fénix 1
this entity surface form: Fénix 2
2010 Copiapó mining accident rescueCapsuleName Fénix 1
this entity surface form: Fénix 2