Six blind men in a zoo: Aviation Week's mythical Blackstar

Published: Mar 13, 2006
Source: www.thespacereview.com

Aviation Week magazine reported last week that the US had secretly developed a two-stage manned spaceplane. Dwayne Day examines the details of the article and the quality of the evidence cited and finds many flaws.

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