NASA's Dyna-Soar program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aerospace program
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkbp:concept 1957
gptkbp:design completed
future space vehicles
reusable spaceplane
gptkbp:designedBy NASA
gptkbp:developedBy NASA
gptkbp:documentType technical specifications
gptkbp:effectiveDate 1963
gptkbp:firstFlight 1963
planned but not executed
gptkbp:firstIntroduced 1955
gptkbp:funding gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:future_plans hypersonic flight
gptkbp:hasFunding $100 million
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early military spaceplane concept
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Dyna-Soar program
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:X-15_program
gptkbp:keyIssues suborbital flight capability
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Titan_II
gptkbp:operationalStatus up to 100 km
1957-1963
gptkbp:primaryMission manned reconnaissance
gptkbp:project gptkb:Robert_E._Gilruth
1963
6 years
research and development
$100 million
advanced aerodynamics
spacecraft design
budget constraints
not completed
military and civilian applications
hypersonic vehicles
1957-1963
cancellation
with defense contractors
none due to cancellation
technical and financial issues
develop advanced flight technologies
extensive technical reports
influenced military space programs
manned space operations
new materials and technologies
shaped future aerospace research
strategic shift in military space policy
terminated due to changing priorities
unmanned test flights planned
U.S._military_budget
influenced_NASA's_later_programs
gptkbp:purpose military spaceplane development
gptkbp:relatedTo space exploration
gptkbp:researchFocus aerodynamics
gptkbp:status canceled
gptkbp:successor Space Shuttle
gptkbp:team NASA_engineers
gptkbp:vehicleClass gptkb:spaceplane