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2. Orbital Sciences X-34 - Wikipedia

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   The Orbital Sciences X-34 was intended to be a low-cost testbed for demonstrating "key technologies" that could be integrated into the Reusable Launch Vehicle program. It was intended to be an autonomous pilotless craft powered by a "Fastrac" liquid-propellant rocket engine, capable of reaching Mach 8 and performing 25 test flights per year.

3. Orbital Sciences Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and medium- class space and launch vehicle systems for commercial, military and other government customers.

4. Stargazer (aircraft) - Wikipedia

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   Stargazer was also used for captive tests and transportation of the X-34 hypersonic research aircraft; however, the drop tests used Balls 8. Stargazer in Orbital Sciences livery launches Pegasus carrying the three Space Technology 5 satellites in 2006. Pegasus launches using Stargazer are usually conducted from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

5. X34 - Wikipedia

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   ANSI X3.4-1967, a character-encoding scheme Orbital Sciences X-34 , an American spaceplane program RFA Aldersdale (X34) , a fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

6. XS-1 (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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   The goals of the program as of September 2013 were: [3] [17] The space plane must carry a 3,000–5,000 lb (1,400–2,300 kg) payload to low Earth orbit for less than a cost of US$5 million per flight, [4] at a rate of 10 or more flights per year; at that time, launching that type of payload requires using an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur IV expendable booster, priced at $55 million ...

7. Comparison of satellite buses - Wikipedia

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   Orbital Sciences: 1: Retired 1997 [42] 2001 GEO STAR-2 (GEOStar-2) United States Orbital Sciences: 500 kg 3,325 kg 33 [43] Operational 2002 [42] 2013 GEO, 5550 W GEOStar-3: United States Orbital Sciences: 800 kg 5,000 kg 0: Development GEO, 8000 W SSTL-70 (Microsat-70) United Kingdom Surrey Satellite Technology: 30 kg 70 kg 16: Retired 1992 ...

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9. HL-42 (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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   NASA now took over the DC-X from the Pentagon and renamed it the DC-XA Clipper Graham. [6] Two new projects were also started as technology demonstrators: the Orbital Sciences X-34 [7] and the Lockheed Martin X-33. Once the technology had been proved, the next step would have been VentureStar, a commercial SSTO spaceplane.