Discovery Produces Aerodynamic Data as It Lands
Credit: CARLETON BAILIE
Engineers have started analyzing boundary layer transition data collected by the space shuttle Discovery as it streaked over the Gulf of Mexico to its Mar. 28 landing at the Kennedy Space Center, adding a post-flight benefit to the 13-day mission that could one day be used by vehicles returning from...
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