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Flight test files: Boeing B-52B – the high altitude launchpad of NASA

NASA's Boeing B-52B served as a launch platform for X-15, Pegasus and X-43 programs, supporting hypersonic and space research ...
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America's Giant Gun to Space: The HARP Experiment

In the 1960s, America explored space with rockets—but Project HARP tried a different approach: using a massive gun. This High Altitude Research Project aimed to reach orbit more cheaply. Designed by ...