TY  - BOOK
AU  - Larrimer,Bruce I.
ED  - United States.
TI  - Promise denied: NASA's X-34 and the quest for cheap reusable access to space 
T2  - NASA aeronautics book series
SN  - 9781626830493
AV  - TL567.R47 L26 2020
U1  - 629.43 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
KW  - United States
KW  - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
KW  - Equipment and supplies
KW  - Orbital Sciences Corporation
KW  - fast
KW  - X-34 (Research plane)
KW  - X-33 (Research plane)
KW  - Research aircraft
KW  - Rocket planes
KW  - Reusable space vehicles
KW  - Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
N1  - 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
ER  -