When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, Air Force pilot Major Cecil Powell stands in ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the X-24A lifting-body research aircraft begins its rocket-powered flight after being launched from the wing of NASA's B-52 mothership during a ...

Here’s What You Need To Know: This experimental aircraft helped validate the concept that a Space Shuttle vehicle could be landed unpowered. When it comes to experimental aircraft, looks can be quite ...

The X-24B Lifting Body Paved the Way for the Space Shuttle – In the collection of the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Dayton, Ohio, is a ...