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Engineers are testing the X 34 runways at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center X 34 will be launched from Orbital’s L 1011 aircraft to fly eight times the speed of sound and ascend to about 250,000 feet (76,200 meters). X 34 tow tests were originally scheduled to have concluded in late 1999 or early this year with five un-powered test flights to be conducted at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico during February and March 2000. A commercial semi-truck as shown here is used to tow the X 34 of speeds to up to 80 mph to simulate a landing to test the vehicle's landing gear, guidance system and aerodynamic surfaces. www.space.com /missionlaunches/missions/x34_towing_000805.html

Orbital Rolls Out First X-34 Edwards AFB - April 30, 1999 - A new era of low-cost reusable rocketplanes began today when the first of three X-34 vehicles that Orbital Sciences Corporation is building for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was “rolled-out” in a public introduction ceremony held at the space agency’s Dryden Flight Research Center in California. Orbital Gets X-34 Kick With 25 Test Flights Over the next several months, Orbital will conduct several “captive carry” test flights of the X-34 with the company’s L-1011 research carrier aircraft to allow the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to approve design modifications made to the L-1011 to accommodate the X-34. www.spacedaily.com /news/rlv-99e.html

Orbital Sciences X-34 Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, VA\n-\n!bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"Dimensions\n-\nLength58ft in17.7 m\n-\nWingspan27ft in8.2 m\n-\nHeightft inm\n-\nWing areaft²m²\n-\n!bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"Weights\n-\nEmptylbkg\n-\n} The Orbital Sciences X-34 was intended as a low-cost testbed to demonstrate "key technologies" integratable to the Reusable Launch Vehicle program. cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border:3px solid #87CEEB;width:30%; font-size:72%; font-family:Arial,Helvetica" align="right"\n!bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"Orbital Sciences X-34\n-\ncolspan="3" align="center" It was intended to be an autonomous pilotless craft powered by a Fastrac rocket engine capable of reaching Mach 8, and performing 25 test flights per year. encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/o/or/orbital_sciences_x_34.html

Orbital Ships First X-34 Spaceplane Dulles - February 25, 1999 - Orbital Sciences has shipped the first X-34 test vehicle from its manufacturing center in Dulles, to the NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California. Orbital is building two additional X-34 vehicles that will be used as technology demonstrators for Reusable Launch Vehicles later this year. Orbital Gets X-34 Kick With 25 Test Flights www.spacedaily.com /news/rlv-99a.html

Orbital Sciences Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Orbital Sciences Corporation ( OSC, though commonly abbreviated as Orbital) is a Dulles, Virginia company which specializes in satellite launch and manufacture. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orbital_Sciences_Corporation

Press Releases Orbital's Launch Systems Group in Chandler, Arizona is building three Pegasus-derivative rockets for the Hyper-X program. Orbital is also involved with satellite-based networks that provide wireless data communications and high-resolution Earth imagery to customers all around the world. Orbital is one of the world's leading manufacturers of low-cost space systems, including satellites, launch vehicles, electronics and sensors, and satellite ground systems. www.orbital.com /Template.php?Section=News&NavMenuID=32&template=PressReleaseDisplay.php&PressReleaseID=314

Skylab Orbital Workshop vibration test objectives, test article status, test facility preparation status, and test schedules were reviewed by MSFC and MSC during a test readiness review prior to a Skylab OWS vibration test at MSC. Orbital altitude would be in the range of 390 to 500 km at an inclination up to 55°. An Orbital Workshop all-systems test began on 17 July 1972 and was completed on 7 August 1972 at McDonnell Douglas' Huntington Beach Vehicle Checkout Laboratory. www.astronautix.com /craft/skylab.htm

XPlanes The X-34 was a single-engine rocket that was to be launched from an Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft. The X-37 is to be an Orbital Experimental Vehicle, lifted into orbit by the Space Shuttle and returned to Earth under its own power. An unpiloted vehicle, it was to be launched vertically and land horizontally and was expected to be capable of an altitude of 50 miles and speeds of more than Mach 11. homepages.tesco.net /~paul.crossley/xplanes.htm

Abstract Orbital was selected to participate in these studies because of our vast experience at successfully developing and operating commercial launch system, such as our Pegasus and Taurus launch vehicles. In my position as Chief Technical Officer of Orbital Sciences Corporation, I am currently serving as the Principal Investigator for our efforts under NASA’s Space Transportation Architecture Studies (STAS). At Orbital, we believe that the interests of NASA and the US aerospace industry are best served when NASA uses commercial services to the maximum extent possible. www.house.gov /science/griffin_102799.htm

launch1.htm Orbital is now engaged in the design, development and production of 36 more MicroStar satellites (including 34 for the ORBCOMM constellation), all of which are scheduled to be launched on Orbital's Pegasus or Taurus vehicles. Orbital is now building a strong position in the rapidly growing market for satellite-delivered communications and imagery services through two affiliated companies. Orbital provided the T1 satellite bus, which is based on the company's MicroStar(TM) spacecraft platform, and Boeing supplied the payload for the commercial communications satellite. computers.duncans.ca /teledesic/launch1.htm

Second NASA X-34 Rocket Plane Reaches Assembly Milestone Assembly of the second of NASA’s three X-34 rocket research planes reached a major milestone last week with the attachment of its composite wing to its fuselage at Orbital Sciences Corp. facilities in Dulles, Va. Orbital is building and will operate the three experimental robot planes under contract to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The X-34 is part of a family of experimental vehicles designed to demonstrate technologies that will increase the safety and reliability of future launch vehicles and reduce launch costs from $10,000 per pound to $1,000. www.sciencedaily.com /releases/1999/12/991229181217.htm

Milestones of space exploration in the 20th century May 11: The DOS-3 (Cosmos-557) orbital station fails in orbit soon after the launch by the Proton rocket. June 16-19: Valentina Tereshkova, the world's first woman in space completed orbital flight onboard Vostok-6 spacecraft. 18: The commission on space science is organized within Academy of Sciences of USSR. www.russianspaceweb.com /chronology_XX.html

►► NASA Industry Completes First Component for Experimental X 34 Composite Oxygen - Press Release Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., is building three of the experimental rocket planes under contract to the Marshall Center, NASA's Lead Center for Space Transportation Systems Development. The composite tank will be tested in the third X-34, while the first two X-34s to fly will use conventional aluminum tanks. But they have never been used outside the laboratory to contain supercold liquid oxygen. aerospace-defense.press-world.com /v/15800.html

Yorkshire CND - NASA Unveils Futuristic Aircraft - 18/4/01 Officials with the Lockheed Martin and Orbital Sciences said they need to secure some funding soon or they will be forced to disband their respective X-33 and X-34 teams and move on to other projects. If the Air Force does pick up X-34, Orbital Sciences will recommend that the atmospheric test vehicle be powered by a Russian-built NK-39 liquid oxygen and kerosene-fueled engine instead of the tardy Fastrac engine developed by NASA. Bob Lindberg, a senior vice president and deputy general manager for advanced programs at Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital Sciences, said his company hopes to convince the Air Force to provide $3 million to $5 million this year to keep the X-34 team together. cndyorks.gn.apc.org /yspace/articles/x-34.htm

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Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | NASA kills X-33 and X-34 NASA's contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation to build and fly the X-34 will be terminated on Friday, agency officials said. The X-34 was also started in 1996 as an effort to test technologies for future RLVs. The air-launched vehicle had completed a number of captive-carry tests in 1999, where the vehicle remained attached to its L-1011 carrier aircraft during a test flight, before NASA and Orbital reviewed the program and concluded that additional emphasis was required on safety and reliability. spaceflightnow.com /news/n0103/01x33/index2.html

Frontier Status 245, March 9, 2001 Orbital has been paid about $77 million of its $97 million contract to build the X-34. While Orbital Sciences has delivered two test vehicles ready for flight, there is no engine available to power them. The main shareholders in the company are Orbital Sciences and Teleglobe Inc of Montreal. www.frontierstatus.com /FSR030901.shtml

Orbital and Northrop Grumman Team Up to Design New Human Space Flight Architectures SpaceRef - Your Space Reference Orbital Sciences Corporation and Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Sector (ISS) jointly announced today that the two companies recently signed a wide-ranging teaming agreement to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) program. Orbital and Northrop Grumman Team Up to Design New Human Space Flight Architectures Orbital and Northrop Grumman Team Up to Design New Human Space Flight Architectures www.spaceref.com /news/viewpr.html?pid=3325

Orbital Sciences X-34 ANIG7212 - Orbital Sciences X-34 Reusable launch vehicle: www.sandlehobbies.com /resinkits/anigrand/anig7212.html

Orbital Space Plane The Orbital Space Plane design proposed by Orbital Sciences Corporation is approximately 47 feet long, and it has a wing span of 34.5 feet. The Orbital Space Plane is designed to provide a crew transfer capability, as early as possible, to ensure access to and from the International Space Station while the Next Generation Launch Technology Program funds developments in areas such as propulsion, structures, and operations for the next generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV). The Orbital Space Plane is one of three parts making up NASA's Integrated Space Transportation Plan (ISTP). www.globalsecurity.org /space/systems/osp.htm

Orbital Sciences Corporation Orbital Sciences Corporation was founded in 1982 with the goal of making the benefits of space more affordable, accessible and useful to millions of people on Earth. - FREE X Prize Certificate With Every Order - $34.95 Value Internet's #1 Buyer and Seller of Stock and Bond Certificates www.scripophily.net /orsciencor.html

X-34 On August 28, 1996, NASA awarded to Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) a contract for the design, development, and testing of the X-34 technology testbed demonstrator vehicle. This test-bed vehicle is designed to be air-launched from Orbital Science's L-1011 aircraft, then accelerated to speeds up to Mach 8, reaching altitudes up to 250,000 feet. In Phase II, 25 flight throughout the range of achieveable speeds will be undertaken during a 12-month period, from locations selected to assure operational experience over a variety of weather and environmental conditions. www.fas.org /spp/guide/usa/launch/x-34.htm

NASA Finalizes X-34 Contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. The X-34 will be carried aloft and launched from an Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft at the White Sands Missile Range, NM. NASA Finalizes X-34 Contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. The vehicle is 58.3 feet long, 27.7 feet wide at wing tip and 11-1/2 feet tall from the bottom of the fuselage to the top of the tail. www.calinx.com /nasamail/Aug_1996/msg00229.html

Science Blog -- NASA In August 1996 NASA entered into a $50 million contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. to design, build and test-fly the X-34, a small, reusable technology demonstrator. NASA has modified its X-34 contract with Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, VA, to produce a second flight vehicle for the X-34 Program. An additional $10 million was committed by NASA to be spent in direct support of X- 34 by NASA Centers and other government agencies. www.scienceblog.com /community/older/archives/D/archnas2977.html

X-34 takes to the skies Orbital Sciences Corporation is the company responsible for building and testing three X-34s for NASA. Now that the testing has begun, researchers will see the X-34s embark on a series of unpowered to supersonic and then to 27 hypersonic, suborbital flights over the next several years. (All images are courtesy Orbital Sciences Corporation and are clickable for larger versions.) www.exn.ca /html/templates/htmlpage.cfm?ID=19990629-65&Parent=Science

Science Blog -- NASA The first wing assembly for NASA's X-34 technology demonstrator has completed qualification tests and has been shipped to the prime contractor, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, VA, where it has been mated to the X-34 test article under construction there. The newly qualified X-34 wing assembly, intended for flight, has been installed, initially, on a full-scale X-34 test article at Orbital. Flights of the air-launched X-34 are scheduled to begin next year in conjunction with flights of its larger and more advanced sister ship, the X- 33. www.scienceblog.com /community/older/archives/D/archnas3106.html

Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | X-33, X-34 left behind in NASA Space Launch Initiative The X-34 program also was initiated in 1996, to provide a low- cost technology test bed that would demonstrate a streamlined management approach with a rapid development schedule and limited testing. Satellite delivery and future International Space Station support are the primary set of requirements for the new system and would include elements like crew transfer vehicles, reusable launch vehicles and orbital transfer systems. The primary focus of the Space Launch Initiative is on technology development for concepts that would be able to launch payloads for NASA, commercial and military missions and be able to fly crew to and from the International Space Station. www.spaceflightnow.com /news/n0103/01x33

X-34 The contract with Orbital Sciences covered construction of three flight vehicles and 26 powered and unpowered flights launched from an L-1011. So the project was scaled back and NASA contracted with Orbital Sciences to build and fly an unmanned technology demonstrator. Flights were planned to speeds of Mach 8 over an 800 km range. www.astronautix.com /lvs/x34.htm

X-34 Reusable Rocketplane The programme was being led by prime contractor Orbital Sciences. NASA's X-34 was a reusable launch vehicle technology demonstrator programme. www.aerospaceguide.net /spaceplanes/x-34.html

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