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020			_a9781626830493 _q(hardback)
020			_a9781626830509 _q(paperback)
020			_z9781626830516 _q(ebook)
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020			_a1626830509
035			_a(OCoLC)1111640210
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086	0		_aNAS 1.120:X 7
100	1		_aLarrimer, Bruce I.,
245	1	0	_aPromise denied : _bNASA's X-34 and the quest for cheap reusable access to space / _cBruce I. Larrimer.
246	3	0	_aNASA's X-34 and the quest for cheap reusable access to space
264		1	_aWashington, DC : _bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, _c[2020]
264		4	_c©2020
300			_aviii, 398 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
336			_btxt
337			_bn _2rdamedia
338			_bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aNASA aeronautics book series
490	1		_aNASA SP-2020-645
500			_aPrint format not distributed to depository libraries.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 361-372) and index.
505	0		_aAcknowledgments -- 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.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration _xEquipment and supplies.
610	2	0	_aOrbital Sciences Corporation.
610	2	7	_aOrbital Sciences Corporation. _2fast
610	1	7	_aUnited States. _bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration. _2fast
650		0	_aX-34 (Research plane)
650		0	_aX-33 (Research plane)
650		0	_aResearch aircraft _zUnited States.
650		0	_aRocket planes _zUnited States.
650		0	_aReusable space vehicles _zUnited States.
650		0	_aLaunch vehicles (Astronautics) _zUnited States.
650		7	_aX-34 (Research plane) _2fast
650		7	_aX-33 (Research plane) _2fast
650		7	_aEquipment and supplies. _2fast
650		7	_aLaunch vehicles (Astronautics) _2fast
650		7	_aResearch aircraft. _2fast
650		7	_aReusable space vehicles. _2fast
650		7	_aRocket planes. _2fast
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast
710	1		_aUnited States. _bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration,
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aLarrimer, Bruce I. _tPromise denied. _dWashington, DC : NASA, 2020 _z9781626830516 _w(DLC) 2019025125 _w(OCoLC)1111642839
830		0	_aNASA aeronautics book series.
830		0	_aNASA SP (Series) ; _v645.
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