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.

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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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