The goal of the NASP (National Aerospace Plane) program is to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of a horizontal take-off and landing aircraft that utilizes conventional airfields, accelerates to hypersonic speeds, achieves orbit in a single stage, delivers useful payloads to space, returns to Earth with propulsive capability, and has the operability, flexibility, supportability, and economic potential of airplanes. The technological requirements of such a craft are examined, and current research efforts are described.


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    Title :

    Recent progress in the National Aerospace Plane program


    Additional title:

    Neuere Fortschritte im NASP-Programm (Hyperschallflugzeug)


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    10 Seiten



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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