Dyna-Soar X-20

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control manual and automated
gptkbp:avionics advanced for its time
gptkbp:budget $1 billion
gptkbp:cancellation_reason gptkb:1963
gptkbp:challenges thermal protection
gptkbp:control_surfaces elevons
gptkbp:control_system fly-by-wire
gptkbp:cooling_system ablative
gptkbp:crew_capacity 2
gptkbp:design gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Aircraft_Corporation
completed
gptkbp:design_features delta wing
gptkbp:design_purpose gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:development 1957-1963
gptkbp:duration 6 years
gptkbp:elevation up to 100 km
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1963
suborbital
none conducted
gptkbp:fuselage_material aluminum alloy
gptkbp:has_programs Robert E. Gilruth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dyna-Soar X-20
gptkbp:inception gptkb:1957
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:X-15_program
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:is_influenced_by spaceplane design
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Titan_II
gptkbp:legacy influenced future space missions
gptkbp:length 15.2 meters
gptkbp:max_speed Mach 3.5
gptkbp:mission_duration up to 24 hours
gptkbp:mission_type reconnaissance and research
gptkbp:operational_use low Earth orbit
not realized
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:passenger_traffic up to Mach 5
gptkbp:project gptkb:Manned_Orbiting_Laboratory
gptkbp:projected_altitude up to 150 km
gptkbp:projected_crew_experience highly trained pilots
gptkbp:projected_crew_training extensive
gptkbp:projected_flight_time up to 2 hours
gptkbp:projected_landing_method runway landing
gptkbp:projected_launch_frequency 1 per year
gptkbp:projected_payload 1,000 kg
gptkbp:projected_recovery_method aircraft recovery
gptkbp:propulsion 100,000 lbf
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:range 1,000 miles
gptkbp:related_vehicle yes
gptkbp:status canceled
gptkbp:weight 6,000 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 8.5 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dyna-Soar_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7