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http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/sky-high-3270307/?all
"NF-104 on a zero-G trajectory through the thin atmosphere at the edge of space for about 80 seconds."



International F-104 Society (IFS) - Community website related to the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter http://www.i-f-s.nl/

"Boom and Zoom: The History of the NF-104A AST"
by
John Terry White
http://hydrogen-peroxide.us/uses-biprop-combustion/AIAA-2005_3537_Boom_and_Zoom_History_of_NF-104A%2...

It's apparent the J Terry White is defending ? vs Chuck Yeager

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A#Reaction_Control_System_2
"The pitch/yaw thrusters were rated at 113 lbf (500 N) thrust each and the roll thrusters were rated at 43 lbf (190 N) thrust."