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Orbital Sciences X-34

Index Orbital Sciences X-34

The Orbital Sciences X-34 was intended to be a low-cost testbed for demonstrating "key technologies" which could be integrated into the Reusable Launch Vehicle program. [1]

26 relations: Art Stephenson, Boeing X-37, Drop test, Expansion tunnel, Fastrac (rocket engine), HL-42 (spacecraft), Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment, List of aircraft (O), List of aircraft by date and usage category, List of experimental aircraft, List of NASA aircraft, List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations, List of X-planes, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Lockheed Martin X-33, NASA Advanced Space Transportation Program, NPO Energomash, Orbital Sciences Corporation, RD-120, Reusable launch system, Space Launch Initiative, Spaceplane, Stargazer (aircraft), VentureStar, X34, 412th Test Wing.

Art Stephenson

Arthur G. Stephenson (born 1942) was the ninth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Boeing X-37

The Boeing X-37, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is a reusable uncrewed spacecraft.

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Drop test

A drop test is a method of testing the in-flight characteristics of prototype or experimental aircraft and spacecraft by raising the test vehicle to a specific altitude and then releasing it.

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Expansion tunnel

Expansion and shock tunnels are aerodynamic testing facilities with a specific interest in high speeds and high temperature testing.

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Fastrac (rocket engine)

Fastrac or alternatively MC-1 engine was a pump-fed liquid rocket engine developed by NASA for use on small inexpensive, expendable rockets.

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HL-42 (spacecraft)

The HL-42 was a proposed scaled-up version of the HL-20 re-usable manned spaceplane design, which had been developed from 1983 to 1991 at NASA's Langley Research Center but never flown.

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Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment

LASRE was NASA's Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment which took place at the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, until November 1998.

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List of aircraft (O)

This is a list of aircraft in alphabetical order beginning with 'O'.

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List of aircraft by date and usage category

This is a list of aircraft by date and usage.

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List of experimental aircraft

This is a list of experimental aircraft, or aircraft used or built to conduct experiments involving aerodynamics, structural materials, propulsion systems, configuration and equipment.

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List of NASA aircraft

This is a list of NASA aircraft.

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List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations

This is a table of 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system with selected letter sequences and number.

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List of X-planes

The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts.

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Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, commonly referred to as the L-1011 (pronounced "L-ten-eleven") or TriStar, is a medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner by Lockheed Corporation.

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Lockheed Martin X-33

The Lockheed Martin X-33 was an unmanned, sub-scale technology demonstrator suborbital spaceplane developed in the 1990s under the U.S. government-funded Space Launch Initiative program.

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NASA Advanced Space Transportation Program

The Advanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP) is a NASA program which is developing future space transportation systems.

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NPO Energomash

NPO Energomash “V.

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Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture and launch of small- and medium- class space and rocket systems for commercial, military and other government customers.

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RD-120

The RD-120 (GRAU Index 11D123) is a liquid upper stage rocket engine burning RG-1 (refined kerosene) and LOX in an oxidizer rich staged combustion cycle with an O/F ratio of 2.6.

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Reusable launch system

A reusable launch system (RLS, or reusable launch vehicle, RLV) is a space launch system intended to allow for recovery of all or part of the system for later reuse.

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Space Launch Initiative

The Space Launch Initiative (SLI) was a NASA and U.S. Department of Defense joint research and technology project to determine the requirements to meet all the nation’s hypersonics, space launch and space technology needs.

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Spaceplane

A spaceplane is an aerospace vehicle that operates as an aircraft in Earth's atmosphere, as well as a spacecraft when it is in space.

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Stargazer (aircraft)

No description.

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VentureStar

VentureStar was a single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch system proposed by Lockheed Martin and funded by the U.S. government.

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X34

X34 may refer to.

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412th Test Wing

The 412th Test Wing (412 TW) is a wing of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Air Force Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_Sciences_X-34

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