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Wings on Saturn 5 booster eyed for shuttle reuse
NASA weighs turning the Saturn first stage into a reusable booster for a winged space shuttle. Boeing and Grumman proposed adding airframe wings and airplane controls to reduce costs, aiming for a 1978 first manned orbital flight. The plan shifts from complete new hydrogen engines to cost constraints and external tank redesigns.
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