dynasoar_v_bw_o_n (1960 Boeing PR photo, no. 2B 4949-3[R2], USAF 164198 A.C. eq)

“DYNA SOAR GLIDER RE-ENTERING EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE – This is a Boeing artist’s impression of how the Dyna Soar manned space glider will look when it re-enters the earth’s atmosphere after a flight into space. Leading edges of the craft will glow from the heat created by the friction of the vehicle passing into the atmosphere. Dyna Soar will be boosted into space by a modified Titan intercontinental ballistic missile. After being separated from its booster, the glider will be left in piloted, near orbital flight. Its pilot later could glide to a conventional landing at an Air Force base. The Boeing Company, under supervision of the Air Force, is prime contractor for the system and the glider. The Martin Company is prime contractor for the Titan booster.

 

--Boeing Airplane Company Photo”

 

Artwork by Warren McCallister. Another huge WIN!:

 

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Credit: MOONBASE CENTRAL website

 

This photo and an excellent article at:

 

pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a722/d4455ab5ad4637e0addeee1338d...

Credit: Semantic Scholar website/"Crosslink: The Aerospace Corporation magazine of advances in aerospace technology, Winter 2003/2004" issue

 

Photo featured in the December 1960 issue of USAF magazine “AEROSPACE SAFETY”:

 

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Credit: Google Books website

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