
The Northrop M2-F3 Lifting Body was the first of the NASA heavyweight, wingless lifting body research craft of the 1960 that supported the development of the Space Shuttle. The photo was taken on Sept. 1, 2025, at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, by Mike Hirschberg. CC BY-SA 4.0
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