X-20 Dyna-Soar

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hercules_X-20
gptkb:X-15_Rocket_Plane
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:auto_race
gptkb:Robert_White
up to 100 km
gptkbp:allows limited funding
gptkbp:budget $1 billion
gptkbp:cancellation_reason gptkb:1963
budget cuts
gptkbp:challenges thermal protection
gptkbp:controls fly-by-wire
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:date gptkb:1957
gptkbp:design gptkb:Hugh_Dryden
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Robert_Mc_Donnell
completed in 1960
multiple prototypes
NASA and USAF
North American Aviation engineers
reusable space vehicle
gptkbp:developer gptkb:1957
gptkbp:duration 6 years
1957-1963
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:features delta wing
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:none
gptkb:1963
planned but not executed
1963-12-06
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1957
gptkbp:fuel_type liquid oxygen and kerosene
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Dyna-Soar_program
gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:height 4.6 meters
gptkbp:historical_significance first military spaceplane concept
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-20 Dyna-Soar
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mercury_program
gptkb:X-15_program
gptkb:Gemini_program
U. S. Air Force needs
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:invention 2
gptkbp:is_capable_of suborbital and orbital flight
gptkbp:is_influenced_by aerodynamics research
jet propulsion
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1965
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:cape
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Titan_II
gptkbp:legacy provided data for future missions
influenced future space missions
influenced future space programs
contributed to spaceplane design
gptkbp:length 15.2 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkbp:max_speed Mach 3.5
Mach 6.5
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight runway landing
gptkbp:mission orbital reconnaissance
gptkbp:notable_feature modular design
advanced avionics
reusable components
thermal protection system
multi-role capability
high altitude operation
crew escape system
horizontal landing
vertical takeoff
experimental technology
suborbital flight capability
winged design
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:operational_area 1960s
reconnaissance and strike
1963-1963
gptkbp:operational_status canceled
gptkbp:performance up to 24 hours
gptkbp:project gptkb:Manned_Orbiting_Laboratory
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:related_concept gptkb:1956
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkb:X-15
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:research_and_development military space program
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1963
gptkbp:status canceled
never flew
gptkbp:successor gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:none
gptkbp:targets 1,000 kg
gptkbp:technology aerodynamic design
hypersonic flight
reentry vehicle
gptkbp:weight 6,000 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 8.5 meters
8.4 meters