| NASA Center: |
Langley Research Center |
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| Image # : |
L-1992-05116 |
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| Date : |
04/28/1992
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Title
HL-20 at Langley
Full Description
The NASA Langley Research Center lifting body, called the HL-20, is shown here
in front of the hangar. The HL-20 was one of two concepts considered by NASA
as a type of Personnel Launch System (PLS). In essence, it would serve as a
space taxi to and from the space station. The full scale engineering model is
29.5 feet long, and 23.5 feet across the wingspan.
Keywords
HL-20 Lifting Body Personnel Launching System PLS Langley
Subject Category
Lifting Bodies,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
LARC
- Center Number:
L-1992-05116
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001309
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA Carole Petrachenko Chapman
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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