Lessons learned, DC-XA

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1996 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.52132· OSTI ID:627631

Steinmeyer, D ^[1]

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1. McDonnell Douglas Astronautics 5301 Bolsa Huntington Beach, California92647 (United States)

The Delta Clipper-Experimental A (DC-XA) program was conceived and specifically developed to provide a low cost reusable flight vehicle testbed for demonstrating performance and operability testing of advanced technologies required for the development of next generation Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs). The three primary program objectives addressed were: To integrate a variety of advanced launch vehicle technology components into the DC-XA flight vehicle testbed. Demonstrate performance, operability, and supportability of Advanced Launch Technologies (ALT) components through ground and flight testing of the DC-XA. Demonstrate rapid prototyping of hardware and software in a combined government, industry cooperative effort. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 627631
• Report Number(s): CONF-970115--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 387; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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