lifting body

A spacecraft designed for controlled atmospheric flight following entry from space. The aerodynamic configuration is designed to withstand entry loads and also to generate significant lift. The NASA space shuttle orbiter is an example.

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45	5	-	-	-	-	-	50
Bruce Peterson	17	3	1	-	-	-	-	21
Chuck Yeager	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Donald L. Mallick	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
James W. Wood	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Donald M. Sorlie	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	8
William H. Gentry	2	5	-	9	1	13	-	30
Fred Haise	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Joe Engle	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
John A. Hoag	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	8
Cecil W. Powell	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	6
Michael V. Love	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12
Einar K. Enevoldson	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
Francis Scobee	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
Thomas C. McMurtry	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
TOTAL	77	16	1	36	27	28	36	221

* Wood, Haise and Engle each made a single, car-towed, ground flight of the M2-F1.

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