USAF sets Aug. 4 test of Space Maneuver Vehicle
The U.S. Air Force next week plans to test a 90% scale unpowered Space Maneuver Vehicle at Holloman AFB, N.M. On Aug. 4, the 22-foot-long, 2,600-pound, graphite-epoxy/aluminum SMV will be dropped from a UH-60 helicopter at 9,000 feet, accelerate to 160 knots and perform an autonomous approach and...
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