How the IXV Spaceplane Was Recovered From the Ocean
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.
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