03461cam a2200721 i 4500 001105422 20230523105341.0 190703s2020 dcua b f001 0 eng 2019025124 9781626830493 (hardback) 9781626830509 (paperback) 9781626830516 (ebook) 1626830495 1626830509 (OCoLC)1111640210 DGPO/DLC eng rda DLC GPO OCLCF DLC OCLCO GPO pcc n-us--- GPOO TL567.R47 L26 2020 629.43 23 NAS 1.120:X 7 Larrimer, Bruce I., Promise denied : NASA's X-34 and the quest for cheap reusable access to space / Bruce I. Larrimer. NASA's X-34 and the quest for cheap reusable access to space Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [2020] ©2020 viii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt n rdamedia nc rdacarrier NASA aeronautics book series NASA SP-2020-645 Print format not distributed to depository libraries. Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-372) and index. Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- NASA and the Post-Cold War Launch Vehicle Challenge -- Three Pathways to Space -- The "First" X-34 : A Prequel -- Orbital Gets a Second Chance -- Designing and Building the X-3 -- Aerodynamics Modeling, Testing, and Thermal Protection -- The Fastrac Engine : Heart of the X-34 Program -- Captive-Carry, Ground Tow, and Planned Powered Testing -- Whither X-34? -- Hammer Fall : The Termination of the X-34 Program -- Appendix 1. X-34 Proposed 25-Flight Envelope Expansion Program -- Appendix 2. Fastrac/MC-1 Engine and X-34 Main Propulsion System -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Equipment and supplies. Orbital Sciences Corporation. Orbital Sciences Corporation. fast United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. fast X-34 (Research plane) X-33 (Research plane) Research aircraft United States. Rocket planes United States. Reusable space vehicles United States. Launch vehicles (Astronautics) United States. X-34 (Research plane) fast X-33 (Research plane) fast Equipment and supplies. fast Launch vehicles (Astronautics) fast Research aircraft. fast Reusable space vehicles. fast Rocket planes. fast United States. fast United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Online version: Larrimer, Bruce I. Promise denied. Washington, DC : NASA, 2020 9781626830516 (DLC) 2019025125 (OCoLC)1111642839 NASA aeronautics book series. NASA SP (Series) ; 645. GPO01 BOOK NAS 1.120:X 7 20200916 2020 02 FDL200001316 ddc 21 299999 299999 0 0 sudocs 0 NAS_1120X_7 0 435955 10 10 45 2023-05-23 0 NAS 1.120:X 7 NAS 1.120:X 7 2023-05-23 00:00:00 2023-05-23 21 0 0 sudocs 0 NAS_1_000000000000000_120_X7 0 442860 10 10 5 2025-01-27 Federal Depository 0 NAS 1.120: X7 80000002649021 2025-01-27 11:55:00 2025-01-27 21