How the IXV Spaceplane Was Recovered From the Ocean

Name: How the IXV Spaceplane Was Recovered From the Ocean
Uploaded: 2022
Duration: 44 min
Description: Returning from space is the most dangerous part of any mission. When the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the IXV spaceplane, they weren't just testing a new vehicle—they were testing a radical "lifting body" design that uses its own shape to glide through the atmosphere at 27,000 km/h.

202244 minHD★ 7.6Space & Cosmos

Returning from space is the most dangerous part of any mission. When the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the IXV spaceplane, they weren't just testing a new vehicle—they were testing a radical "lifting body" design that uses its own shape to glide through the atmosphere at 27,000 km/h.

Courtesy of Spark on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗

Space