But, the X-15 did it without two large booster rockets and an external
fuel tank....
The X-15 was a plane, the space shuttle is essentially a gliding
capsule, or a "Flying brick"... depending on how you look at it...
Later,
Tom "Slick"
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From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net] On Behalf Of
raymond.irons@gm.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 9:53 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: Re: DML SR-71 Aircraft
<Ray, what is the attitude between space and the atmosphere?
Steve, I have looked and I'm thinking about calling JPL or Dryden Flight
research center to find out for sure, but according to a NASA web site
and
the edge of space sciences web site, 100K ft to 115K ft is above 99% of
the
earth's atomspheric mass. BTW, The record was set by the X-15, on Aug
23,
1963 at an altitude of 354,200 ft (67 miles) but as we all know the
shuttle
goes way higher then that.
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