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EC69-2247
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EC69-2247

NASA / AFRC · 1969-08-06 · photograph (digital archive)

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John Manke is shown here on the lakebed next to the HL-10, one of four different lifting-body vehicles he flew, including the X-24B, which he flew 16 times. His final total was 42 lifting-body flights.

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John MankeHL-10Lifting Bodylow lift-over-dragreentryNorthropBruce PetersonB-52Langley Research CenterNASAFlight Research CenterM2-F2
Credit lineEC69-2247. NASA/AFRC, 1969-08-06. Public domain. ID: EC69-2247.
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