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... Infobox Spacecraft Name = '''''Leasat F2'''''
Image = Image:SYNCOM STS-41D.jpg 200px Organization = Department of Defense-Department of the ... .gov/nmc/datasetSearch.do?spacecraft=Leasat%20F2 Here Data Collection = Carrier_Rocket = Space Shuttle Leasat F2 was part of a series of five satellites developed as a commercial venture to provide ...

Image:M2 Lifting Body ECN 1036.jpg 300px '''M2 Lifting Body (ECN 1036)''' Category:Aircraft

... end of second exposure. ''(NASA Rpt SRL)'' NASA authorized partial restoration of primary structure of M2-F2 lift­ing-body vehicle so it could be removed from inspection jig used to determine ... by late summer. OART would determine future research work on M2-F2 from "flight results and other experience obtained from both the M2 and the HL-10." ''(FRC Release 10-68; ARC Astrogram ...

... vehicle could reenter from space, maneuver through the atmosphere, and safely make a deadstick landing. M2-F3 was the third version of Ames Research Center 's M-2 lifting-body design ... -47 and released, whereupon the pilot guided the craft to a landing. A heavier version, M2-F2 , was launched from underneath the wing of a B-52 aircraft. After nearly a year ... vehicle and injuring the pilot. The lifting body was rebuilt, incorporating modifications, and designated M2-F3 . The M2-F3 made more than 37 glide and powered flights with a jet reaction control ...

... M2-F2 lifting body vehicle crashed on landing at Edwards AFB about three minutes after air-launch ... flying nearby. NASA immediately set up a committee to investigate crash and said that powered M2-F2 flights scheduled for June would be delayed indefinitely until after repairs and conclusion of investigation ...

... ; AT&T Release)’’ First captive flight of M2-F2 lifting body vehicle was made from Edwards AFB to check out systems in flight while M2-F2 remained mated to B-52 launch aircraft. ‘‘(NASA ...

... M2-F2 wingless lifting body was launched from B-52 aircraft and flown by Capt. Jerauld R. ... the international situation in these days cannot change this." ''(Wilford, NYT, 10/13/66,12)'' M2-F2 lifting body mated to B-52 launch aircraft at NASA Flight Research Center, in preparation ...

... .5% over predicted but x-ray counters failed to reach design pressure. ''(NASA Rpt SRL)'' M2-F2 lifting-body vehicle damaged in accident May 10, 1967, would be repaired, modified, and returned to service as M2-F3 , NASA announced. Modifications would include center-stabilizing fin, special equipment for use as test ...

... completed at 9100-km (30 000-ft) altitude to verify B-52/adapter/heavy-weight M2-F3 compatibility, check out propellant system, and check out jettison system. Flight portion followed air ... 000-ft) altitude to expand launch envelope, study transonic configuration, investigate lateral phugoid present on M2-F2 , check out reaction control system, and evaluate nose window requirements. ''(NASA Proj Off)'' NASA and ...

... , and 65.8° inclination. ''( Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC SSR, 2/28/71)'' NASA's M2-F3 lifting body vehicle, piloted by Maj. Jerauld R. Gentry (USAF), successfully completed fifth flight ... - 52 aircraft at FRC. Purpose of flight was to compare flight characteristics of M2-F3 with those of M2-F2 . Maj. Gentry was only active pilot who had flown both vehicles. Mission was ...

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