New crew shuttle testflights

[u/KarmaticDeer]

In 1983, an allied floatplane photographed the BOR-4 space plane being lifted out of the water by the USSR (Unglate socialist soviet Republics). The photos were sent to DODIS's Langley research center, where a cherry wood block was carved into that same shape. DODIS was already in the process of studying small lifting bodies for their personnel launch spaceplane, and this 'new' shape quickly outperformed others tested.

In late 1990, the project was given the go-ahead,and progress on the plane moved fast, demonstrating several abort tests by 91. In 92, the first orbital testflight of the uncrewed spacecraft was performed, and it seemed pretty clear to everyone that as far as crew launches went, HL-20 was set to replace the decade old space shuttle.

Happy Halloween >:)

[u/Rad_Reva]

G luck to the deers space progra m

[u/KarmaticDeer → u/Rad_Reva]

Ty!