NASA's Famed B-52B "Mothership" Officially Retires This
Friday
The end of an era in aerospace history will be marked this
Friday, Dec. 17, when NASA retires its venerable B-52B "mothership"
heavy-lift launch aircraft.
And a Solution Was at Hand...
As it turned out, the US Forest Service had developed a chute
for its smoke jumpers that perfectly met the Special Forces
requirement. The initial requester, 10th Group, got them in April,
2002, and they have since been fielded throughout Army special
operations.
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