Space Maneuver Vehicle (SMV)
The Air Force's 90%-scale Space Maneuver Vehicle (SMV) completed its first flight with an unpowered autonomous landing on Aug. 11 at Holloman AFB, N.M. The unmanned vehicle was carried aloft and dropped by a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 9,000 ft. AGL. A parachute stabilized the SMV...
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