| NASA Center: |
Dryden Flight Research Center |
|---|
| Image # : |
EC71-2774 |
|---|
| Date : |
01/01/1971
|
|---|
|
Title
M2-F3 In-Flight Launch from the B-52 Mothership
Full Description
This photo shows the M2-F3 lifting body being launched from NASA's B-
52 mothership at the NASA Flight Research Center (FRC--now the Dryden
Flight Research Center), Edwards, California.
A fleet of lifting bodies flown at the FRC from 1963 to l975 demonstrated the
ability of pilots to maneuver and safely land a wingless vehicle designed to fly
back to Earth from space and be landed like an aircraft at a pre-determined
site.
Keywords
B-52 M2-F3 Lifting Body NASA Flight Research Center
Subject Category
Lifting Bodies, Top 20 Dryden Aircraft,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
DFRC
- Center Number:
EC71-2774
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000154
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
.jpg |
91 |
61 |
10 |
Small |
.jpg |
646 |
437 |
226 |
Medium |
.jpg |
1515 |
1025 |
1,598 |
Large |
.jpg |
3030 |
2049 |
7,699 |
Other relevant NASA Web sites:
• NASA Headquarters
• NASA History Office
• NASA Image eXchange (NIX)
• NASA Multimedia Gallery
• NASA Human Spaceflight
Updated October 31, 2002
• History Questions: NASA History Office
• Responsible NASA Official: Steve Garber
• Author: Michael Hahn. Editor: Dwayne A. Day
• Curator & Technical Questions: Erin Needham
• NASA's Privacy Statement
|
