Maj. Jerauld R. "Jerry" Gentry completes the 8th and last glide flight of the X-24A lifting body at Edwards AFB. This mission cleared the way for powered flights by the vehicle to begin.
Maj. Jerauld R. “Jerry” Gentry completes the 8th and last glide flight of the X-24A lifting body at Edwards AFB. This mission cleared the way for powered flights by the vehicle to begin. The X-24A was the third of the heavy lifting bodies. It was also regarded as the ugliest, and has been likened to a potato with fins. The shape was later used for the X-38 Crew Recovery Vehicle, intended as a life boat for the International Space Station.NASA Photo
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