Monday, 10. May 2004
Topic: Space - on May 10, 2004 at 11:48:00 AM CEST
European Shuttle Prototype Lands Safely
An unmanned prototype of a European space shuttle glided safely back to Earth after being dropped from nearly 8,000 feet up by a helicopter. Guided by Global Positioning System satellites, the German-designed EADS Phoenix was dropped by a heavy-duty helicopter over Sweden at 9:45 a.m. Saturday and "landed perfectly" 90 seconds later on a test runway north of Stockholm, a project spokeswoman said.
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