Test glide of prototype European space shuttle successful

Posted on: May. 9th, 2004 || Source: space.eads.net | E-mail Article | Print Article

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - An unmanned prototype for the European space shuttle glided to a successful landing Saturday after being dropped from an altitude of 7,900 feet (2,400 meters), a project spokeswoman said.



The EADS Phoenix, a German-designed prototype of the future European Shuttle, was dropped by a helicopter at 9:45 a.m. local time. Guided by GPS satellites, the shuttle "landed perfectly" on the test runway after a 90-second flight, said Johanna Bergstroem-Roos, of the North European Aerospace Test Range in Kiruna, 770 miles (1,230 kilometers) north of the capital, Stockholm.

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