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The lifting body

Raoul — 5/3/2005 5:46:18 PM (archived)

NASA seems to favor the lifting body concept for the CEV...
Has it ever been tested from space? I'm pretty sure not...No, the Soviets have!! The Bor-4

Raoul

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The lifting body - Raoul - 5/3/2005 5:46:18 PM
- Looks like the craft from the original Planet of the Apes. (n/t) - Lee - 5/4/2005 7:47:17 AM
  - I do not concur with that assessment - ljk - 5/4/2005 1:44:37 PM
- This is a good thing - Gary - 5/4/2005 4:10:55 AM
- ASSET and PRIME - Larry J - 5/4/2005 12:39:21 AM
- Holy 1970 Batman! Lockmart re-invents the Dynasoar! - phil - 5/3/2005 6:08:16 PM
  - re: Kliper - Raoul - 5/3/2005 7:17:13 PM
    - NASA and its contractors have "invented" the small spaceplane about a dozen times. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2005 10:54:02 PM
      - re: NASA and its contractors have "invented" the small spaceplane about a dozen times. - RobVG - 5/4/2005 2:30:28 AM

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