Ok, you might be right but you gotta tell me the logical reasoning concerning the design, construction and operational costs of using the space shuttle as a hypersonic glider used to deliver possible nuclear weapons.
At what altitude did the S turns take place and at what speed?
I’m not saying the S turns were a weapon delivery idea because it would have to land after. The idea is that it was hypersonic and gliding in the atmosphere. I’m not going to look up the details for how high or fast, but they were up there.