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RLV-LEX was successfully conducted on 2 April 2023 at the Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range. [52] The flight took off at 7:10 AM and was released mid-air at a downrange of 4.6 km. The Vehicle landed at about 7:40 AM The test flight objectives included: [53]
The X-33 would flight-test a range of technologies that NASA believed it needed for single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch vehicles (SSTO RLVs), such as metallic thermal protection systems, composite cryogenic fuel tanks for liquid hydrogen, the aerospike engine, autonomous (uncrewed) flight control, rapid flight turn-around times through ...
DragonFly was a prototype test article for a propulsively landed version of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, a suborbital reusable launch vehicle (RLV), intended for low-altitude flight testing. As of May 2014 [update] it was planned to undergo a test program in Texas at the McGregor Rocket Test Facility, during 2014–2015.
The most recent test flight was on October 13, 2024, in which the vehicle completed a suborbital launch and landed both stages for the second time. The Super Heavy booster was caught successfully by the "chopstick system" on Orbital Pad A for the first time. The Ship completed its second successful reentry and returned for a controlled ...
Reusable RLV Demonstrateur Vehicles - Phoenix Flight Test Results and Perspectives. 55th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, the International Academy of Astronautics, and the International Institute of Space Law. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship performed another spectacular launch during Tuesday’s test flight, but the company opted at the last minute not to try for its second-ever catch of the Super Heavy ...
The project involved a series of experimental vehicles to test repeated flights of a reusable rocket. Four complete vehicles were developed during the project. The design of the experimental vehicles addressed various technical challenges for future Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV) such as flight on demand, quick turnaround, higher performance ...
SpaceX, a private space exploration company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, had a busy several days, with four launches across three states, including another test flight of the Starship spaceship.