To help develop the Space Shuttle programme, NASA built a fleet of wingless lifting bodies to study aerodynamics for controlling and landing a re-entry vehicle, depicted below.
All week we're showing images of the Space Shuttle in honour of its pending retirement, which we detail in a special report in this week's Flight International magazine.
All week we're showing images of the Space Shuttle in honour of its pending retirement, which we detail in a special report in this week's Flight International magazine.
(Photo: NASA)
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