SHUTTLE DEFENSE
George S. Johnston (AW&ST July 26, p. 6) clearly didn't have a clue as to why wings were on the shuttle in the first place. The original NASA mission (ca. 1968) called for an Apollo-like system with near-ballistic entry and recovery. When the Air Force "bought into" the program, they insisted that...
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