16-Foot Transonic Tunnel
(1978-L-03926): A model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter in the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel, ca. 1978. Note the reaction control system exhaust openings in the model’s nose, an indication that this test involved the orbiter’s descent from orbit.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 1978-L-03926
Date: May 31, 1978
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16-Foot Transonic Tunnel
(1978-L-03926): A model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter in the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel, ca. 1978. Note the reaction control system exhaust openings in the model’s nose, an indication that this test involved the orbiter’s descent from orbit.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 1978-L-03926
Date: May 31, 1978
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Uploaded on May 31, 2025
Taken on May 31, 1978