This M2-F3 lifting body was the first of the heavyweight, wingless lifting body research craft of the 1960s. The lifting body programs tested the concept of achieving aerodynamic lift from just the shape of wingless craft, a concept used in designing the Space Shuttle.
Created by
Mark Avino
Date Created
12/19/2017
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Aviation; Cold War; Engineers; Experimental; Human Spaceflight; Research
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