The NASA Langley Research Center lifting body, called the HL-20, is shown here in front of the hangar. The HL-20 was one of two concepts considered by NASA as a type of Personnel Launch System (PLS). In essence, it would serve as a space taxi to and from the space station. The full scale engineering model is feet long, and feet across the wingspan. Image # L-1992-05116 Date: April 28, 1992

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Keywords: body, hl-20, langley, launching, lifting, personnel, pls, system