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NASA’s ‘flying bathtub’ taught the Space Shuttle how to land
In 1962, NASA’s Flight Research Center in California approved the construction of a prototype lifting body aircraft, which became the M2-F1, also known as the “ Flying Bathtub .” The designation is ...
When Space Shuttle Discovery touched down for the last time at Kennedy Space Center Runway 15 on March 9, 2011, it brought to an end a 27-year career of spaceflight. Discovery flew to space 39 times, ...
Texas’s two senators are on a crusade to bring one of NASA’s retired space shuttles to Houston, logistical difficulties be damned. A small provision tucked inside the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Since 2012, the space shuttle Discovery has been the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space ...
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