NASA plane suffers “mechanical issue,” lands without landing gear

Space X docked with the international space station at 1/4 the expense of NASAs dockings the first time which should have been more expensive than NASAs average docking. NASA has knocked our collective joints in for decades and flew the SR-71 for years after the USAF retired it . the low volatility fuel costs $40 a quart. ALL space exploration should be a private venture.

Yeah it suffered "MECHINICAL ISSUE". Just like their all research.

That thing is crazy looking. I’m sure it’s insanely expensive. Someone is definitely getting fired.

Shame...hope they can repair it. The Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F is a great aircraft. Only 2-3 of them still in use.

Maverick is downwind. No front landing gear, no tailhook. Pull the cable and raise the barricade.

NASA has been an embarrassment and failure for too long. Replace it with SpaceX

Interesting configuration, very stable at low speed. Wonder what its purpose is?