The current status of the NASP program, a joint DoD-NASA effort in advancing the technologies needed for the X-30 research flight vehicle is described. The X-30 single stage to orbit (SSTO) vehicle utilizes an air-breathing primary propulsion system and takes off and lands horizontally on a conventional runaway. The technologies under development include high specific strength, high temperature capable materials and structures, ramjet/scramjet propulsion systems, hypersonic aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics, and cryogenics. A concept for a follow-on NASP-derived operational vehicle and its potential use as a space transportation vehicle are also discussed.
NASP - A status report
1992-03-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
AIAA | 1992
|NASP X-30 Propulsion technology status
NTRS | 1992
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|NASP X-30 Propulsion Technology Status
NTIS | 1992
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