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Artist's concept depicts an XB-70-like carrier aircraft dropping a manned spaceplane at high altitude. Possibly developed in the late-1980s, the highly classified two-stage-to-orbit "Blackstar" system could place a small payload in low Earth orbit or serve as a rapid-response reconnaissance platform...
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