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.
Recent progress in the National Aerospace Plane program
Neuere Fortschritte im NASP-Programm (Hyperschallflugzeug)
IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Magazine ; 4 , 5 ; 3-12
1989
10 Seiten
Article (Journal)
English
Recent progress in the National Aerospace Plane program
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