NASA's X-34 and the quest for cheap reusable access to space Larrimer, Bruce I. creator United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, text bibliography dcu 2020 monographic eng

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viii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. 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. Bruce I. Larrimer. Print format not distributed to depository libraries. Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-372) and index. n-us--- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Equipment and supplies Orbital Sciences Corporation. Orbital Sciences Corporation. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 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) X-33 (Research plane) Equipment and supplies Launch vehicles (Astronautics) Research aircraft Reusable space vehicles Rocket planes United States TL567.R47 L26 2020 629.43 NAS 1.120:X 7 NAS 1.120:X 7 Larrimer, Bruce I. Washington, DC : NASA, 2020 (DLC) 2019025125 (OCoLC)1111642839 9781626830493 9781626830509 1626830495 1626830509 2019025124 DGPO/DLC 190703 20230523105341.0 001105422 eng