X-20 Dyna-Soar
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The X-20 Dyna-Soar was a U.S. Air Force experimental spaceplane project from the early Cold War era, intended for orbital reconnaissance, bombing, and other military missions before its cancellation in the 1960s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dyna-Soar | 1 |
| X-20 Dyna-Soar canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force project
ⓘ
experimental spaceplane ⓘ unflown spaceplane project ⓘ |
| airframeContractor | Boeing ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
X-20 Dyna-Soar
ⓘ
surface form:
Dyna-Soar
X-20 ⓘ |
| canceledBy |
Robert McNamara
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
|
| cancellationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 1 ⓘ |
| crewType | military test pilot ⓘ |
| designFeature |
delta-wing configuration
ⓘ
heat-resistant metallic structure ⓘ reusable crewed spacecraft ⓘ sharp leading edges for hypersonic flight ⓘ |
| developmentStartYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| influenced |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
later military spaceplane concepts ⓘ lifting body research vehicles ⓘ |
| intendedMission |
precision bombing from orbit
ⓘ
research on hypersonic flight ⓘ satellite inspection or interception ⓘ strategic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| intendedRole |
military spaceplane
ⓘ
orbital bombing ⓘ orbital reconnaissance ⓘ research and development platform ⓘ |
| landingMethod | unpowered runway landing ⓘ |
| landingSurface | conventional runway ⓘ |
| launchSitePlanned |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
| launchVehicleConsidered |
Titan II GLV
ⓘ
surface form:
Titan II
|
| launchVehiclePlanned | Titan III ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
glide back to Earth
ⓘ
launch on expendable booster ⓘ orbital operations ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Dynamic Soarer ⓘ |
| notableSelectedPilot |
Henry Gordon
ⓘ
James A. McDivitt ⓘ Neil A. Armstrong ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryContractor | Boeing ⓘ |
| programAnnouncementYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| programReasonForCancellation | high cost and changing strategic priorities ⓘ |
| propulsionType | rocket-powered spaceplane ⓘ |
| reentryMethod | lifting body gliding reentry ⓘ |
| selectionOfPilots | U.S. Air Force test pilots ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyInvolvement | United States Air Force Space Systems Division ⓘ |
| status | canceled before first flight ⓘ |
| subcontractor |
Aerojet Rocketdyne
ⓘ
surface form:
Aerojet-General
Martin Company ⓘ |
| successorProgram | Manned Orbiting Laboratory ⓘ |
| technologyArea |
hypersonic aerodynamics
ⓘ
reusable spacecraft design ⓘ thermal protection systems ⓘ |
| testArticlesBuilt | mockups and structural test articles only ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dyna-Soar