Space Maneuver Vehicle drop test planned for early August
Air Force Research Laboratory engineers plan the first drop test of the X-40A Space Maneuver Vehicle (SMV) early next month at Holloman AFB, N.M., the lab reported yesterday. The 90%-scale vehicle will be carried to 9,000 feet by an Army Black Hawk helicopter and released in a test of its navigation...
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