They just thought the space shuttle was a gliding brick. Not sure how they came up with the term flying brick for the move because it never was anything more than a glider on its return and little more than a ballistic missile on its way up. I wouldn't exactly say it ever actually flew the way I look at things. Rocket ships don't fly they are blasted they fall or the glide

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