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Short Description
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HL-20 lifting body
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The "luxury" crew rescue vehicle option was the Langley Research Center's $2-billion HL-20 which was loosely based on a Soviet spaceplane design.
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hl20.jpg
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Credit:
NASA
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HL-20 lifting body
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HL-20 3 view
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3 view of the HL-20, also known as ACRV (Assured Crew Return Vehicle) and PLS (Personnel Launch System). NASA 1991 design for backup to space shuttle (in case it was abandoned) and/or as crew return vehicle from space station. Lifting body re-entry vehicle clearly based on Russian Spiral design.
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hl203vw.gif
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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HL-20 3 view
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HL-20 Cockpit
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hl20cok9.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 Cockpit
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HL-20 Crew EVA
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hl20eva1.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 Crew EVA
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HL-20 Spaceplane
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hl20full.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 Spaceplane
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HL-20 / HL-42
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HL-20 / HL-42 Comparison
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hl20hl42.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 / HL-42
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HL-20 Interior
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hl20int3.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 Interior
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HL-20 Launch Vehicle
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HL-20 Launch Vehicle Options
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hl20lvs.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 Launch Vehicle
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HL-20 Rollout
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hl20roll.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 Rollout
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HL-20 / BOR-4
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HL-20 / BOR-4 Hypersonic Shockwave
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hl20shk8.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 / BOR-4
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HL-20 / BOR-4
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HL-20 / BOR-4 Wind Tunnel Model
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hl20wnd7.jpg
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NASA
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HL-20 / BOR-4
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