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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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X-24B on Lakebed
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X-24B on Lakebed
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The X-24B is seen here on the lakebed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The X-24B was the last aircraft to fly in Dryden's Lifting Body program. Lifting bodies were wingless vehicles designed to fly back to Earth from space and be landed like an aircraft at a pre-determined site. First to fly the X-24B was John Manke, conducting a glide flight on August 1, 1973. He was also the pilot on the first powered mission on November 15, 1973. Among the final flights with the X-24B were two precise landings on the main concrete runway at Edwards which showed that accurate unpowered reentry vehicle landings were operationally feasible. These missions were flown by Manke and Air Force Maj. Mike Love, and represented the final milestone in a program that helped write the flight plan for today's Space Shuttle program. The final powered flight with the X-24B was on September 23, l975. The pilot was Bill Dana, and it was also the last rocket-powered flight flown at Dryden. It was Dana who also flew the last X-15 mission about seven years earlier. Top speed reached with the X-24B was l,l64 mph (Mach l.76) by Love. The highest altitude reached was 74,100 feet, by Manke. The information the lifting body program generated contributed to the data base that led to development of today's Space Shuttle program. The X-24B is on public display at the Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Full_Description
The X-24B is seen here on the lakebed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The X-24B was the last aircraft to fly in Dryden's Lifting Body program. Lifting bodies were wingless vehicles designed to fly back to Earth from space and be landed like an aircraft at a pre-determined site. First to fly the X-24B was John Manke, conducting a glide flight on August 1, 1973. He was also the pilot on the first powered mission on November 15, 1973. Among the final flights with the X-24B were two precise landings on the main concrete runway at Edwards which showed that accurate unpowered reentry vehicle landings were operationally feasible. These missions were flown by Manke and Air Force Maj. Mike Love, and represented the final milestone in a program that helped write the flight plan for today's Space Shuttle program. The final powered flight with the X-24B was on September 23, l975. The pilot was Bill Dana, and it was also the last rocket-powered flight flown at Dryden. It was Dana who also flew the last X-15 mission about seven years earlier. Top speed reached with the X-24B was l,l64 mph (Mach l.76) by Love. The highest altitude reached was 74,100 feet, by Manke. The information the lifting body program generated contributed to the data base that led to development of today's Space Shuttle program. The X-24B is on public display at the Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
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Date:
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01/01/1973
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NASA Center:
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Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA_Center
Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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X-Series Aircraft
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X-Series Aircraft
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Subject Category:
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Lifting Bodies
Subject_Category
Lifting Bodies
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Subject Category:
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Top 20 Dryden Aircraft
Subject_Category
Top 20 Dryden Aircraft
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Laboratory
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Laboratory
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Air
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Force
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Center
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Research
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Research
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Keywords:
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Body
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Keywords:
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NASA
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Keywords:
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Flight
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Keywords:
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Lifting
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Lifting
Keywords
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Keywords:
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B-52
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X-24
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Keywords:
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X-24A
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Keywords:
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X-24B
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Dynamics
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Dynamics
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
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facet_what:
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Earth
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Earth
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facet_what:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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facet_where:
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California
facet_where
California
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facet_where:
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Ohio
facet_where
Ohio
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facet_where:
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Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_where
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
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facet_when:
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August 1, 1973
facet_when
August 1, 1973
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facet_when:
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November 15, 1973
facet_when
November 15, 1973
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facet_when:
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01-01-1973
facet_when
01-01-1973
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facet_when_year:
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1973
facet_when_year
1973
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Image #:
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ECN-3764
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0209
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0209
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Center:
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DFRC
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Center Number:
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ECN-3764
Center_Number
ECN-3764
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000209
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GPN-2000-000209
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
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DIGITAL
Original Source
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