How NASA’s hot rod Pontiac helped design the space shuttle
Facing unprecedented heat during returns through the atmosphere, simplicity was the order of the day for the shuttle, as reducing the exposure of sensitive flight surfaces such as wings and ailerons ...
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US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. Wall Street keeps shaking, and stocks lose a bi ...
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US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
This photo provided by United States Space Force the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), the U.S. Space Force’s dynamic unmanned spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg ...
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NASA’s Hot Rod Pontiac Helped Design the Space Shuttle
This led to further aerial towing tests involving aircraft, altogether providing extensive amounts of data that served as guideposts to designing the upcoming space shuttle’s lifting body shape.