The cover of the June 30, 1975, issue featured a one-third scale model of the space shuttle orbiter built by Rockwell International. It was being readied for testing in the 40 x 80-ft. low-speed wind ...
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The M2-F2 Crash: Space Shuttle Prototype

F2, a prototype that would eventually serve as a model for the Space Shuttle, flies gracefully through a clear sky.
On Episode 180 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists).
With airplane wings and rocket power, the space shuttle changed how we reached space. Here’s how its three iconic parts ...