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NASA - OTD in 1975
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#OTD in 1975, the Lifting Body Program ended with the final flight of the X-24B by NASA research pilot Tom McMurtry.
Contributing to Space Shuttle research, these wingless vehicles were designed to fly to Earth from space and land like planes.
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