lifting body

This is more like the X-24 Lifting Body from 1963.

The Dream Chaser is a type of craft known as a “lifting body” in which aerodynamic lift is generated by its shape rather than wings like those of a conventional aircraft.

The Dream Chaser is a type of craft known as a “lifting body” in which aerodynamic lift is generated by its shape rather than wings like those of a conventional aircraft.

Europe has produced one or two re-entry capsule systems in the past, but the IXV's complex "lifting body" is new territory.

Sierra Nevada had the most novel entry, a winged, lifting body vehicle strongly reminiscent of NASA's space shuttle.