lifting body
Example Sentences
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This is more like the X-24 Lifting Body from 1963.
From New York Times
Europe has produced one or two re-entry capsule systems in the past, but the IXV's complex "lifting body" is new territory.
From BBC
Sierra Nevada had the most novel entry, a winged, lifting body vehicle strongly reminiscent of NASA's space shuttle.
From US News
The re-usable "lifting body" will spend about a day in orbit before returning to a landing strip on the US West Coast.
From BBC
Designs include traditional capsules, as well as "lifting body" vehicles.
From Reuters
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