Wingless Wonders: How Lifting Bodies Paved the Way for Spacecraft Landings|M2F1|M2F2|HL-10|X24A|X24B

The lifting body program wasn't just about test flights. It provided invaluable data on high-speed aerodynamics, heat shielding, and pilot control during re-entry. This knowledge base directly influenced the design of the Space Shuttle, enabling it to return safely from space like a giant glider.
The lifting bodies themselves are now museum exhibits, standing as testaments to human ingenuity and the tireless pursuit of space exploration.

[@Sandra-dt4ec]

hey Steve Austin!

[@robertarnold9815]

Although an unmanned lifting body the "Martin X-23A PRIME" actually demonstrated a re-enty flight path by being launch on an Atlas into a suborbital track. The recovery system didn't even start to deploy until it slowed to mach 2.

[@robert-trading-as-Bob69]

Aside from the AI voice, I enjoyed the video, good work on a little-known subject.

[@Idahoser11]

BAN MACHINE MADE VIDEOS

[@myplane150]

Flat iron... not flateron☺

[@sedalia9356]

I was perplexed the first time he said that😂

[@farminky]

This is by far the worst AI voice of all time 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@steveread4021]

We can rebuild it. We have the tools, we have the technology. We can make this the best vieodoc on lifting bodies of all time! Just get the fucking commentary right!