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Monday, July 25, 2011

Space Shuttle, Space Planes...

Kind of looks like the SR-71...
Because it is the SR-71. When I was in Air Force JROTC, my instructors told me pilots essentially went through astronaut training because of the heights the "Blackbird" flew (for reconaissance), during the Cold War. The spy plane was never meant to be used commercially.

Until...

See how engineers turned the dream of winged spaceship into reality with NASA's space shuttle in this SPACE.com infographic.
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
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