DC-X completes critical maneuver in final test
McDonnell Douglas' DC-X successfully completed its eighth flight and final test Friday after performing a critical rotation maneuver that a vertical-landing rocket would have to execute after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. Taking off at 9:02 a.m. EDT from its test site at White Sands Missile...
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