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French Guiana: Wingless spacecraft successfully launches and returns to earth
The European Space Agency’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, as its called blasted off from its launchpad in French Guiana.
Its flight path was closely monitored at the European Space Agency’s mission control in Torino.
A variety of materials from high-tech carbon fibre to ordinary cork were tested to shield the wingless craft during re-entry after it had soared to an altitude of 413 kilometres and descended at speeds of up to 27,000 kilometres an hour, before splashing down in the Pacific …
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@TauRotlichtiegel
February 23, 2024 at 2:49 pm
welcome to BS TV, where they feed you the 'flying in space' fake dream with unrealistic technology, but in the mean time they can't make a simple wireless phone work properly in a tunnel.
@Samuelkings
February 23, 2024 at 2:49 pm
lol like the secret us space plane, but this doesn't land on land . not cool
@lucidmimi1006
February 23, 2024 at 2:49 pm
Cork? Who, would of thunk it!