X-20 Dyna-Soar program

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:contract gptkb:1961
gptkbp:control_surfaces canards
gptkbp:crew_capacity two pilots
gptkbp:design gptkb:Boeing
conceptual phase
gptkbp:design_feature gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:duration 1957 to 1963
gptkbp:elevation up to 100 km
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1963
suborbital and orbital
planned but not conducted
gptkbp:fuselage_material aluminum alloy
gptkbp:has_programs estimated at $1 billion
gptkbp:historical_significance first military spaceplane concept
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-20 Dyna-Soar program
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:X-15_program
gptkbp:involved_technology spacecraft reentry
gptkbp:is_influenced_by jet propulsion
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1963
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Titan_II
gptkbp:mission_duration up to 24 hours
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:military_aircraft
airborne launch
gptkbp:parent_agency gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:passenger_traffic Mach 3
gptkbp:payload_capacity 3,000 pounds
gptkbp:program_goal demonstrate space access
gptkbp:project gptkb:Robert_E._Mc_Kee
gptkb:X-15
gptkbp:projected_cost_per_flight $10 million
gptkbp:projected_crew_experience extensive flight training
gptkbp:projected_crew_training extensive
gptkbp:projected_flight_altitude 100 km
gptkbp:projected_flight_crew two pilots
gptkbp:projected_impact_on_future_programs influenced Space Shuttle design
gptkbp:projected_launch_frequency once per month
gptkbp:projected_mission_profile suborbital and orbital missions
gptkbp:projected_operational_use military and intelligence purposes
gptkbp:projected_orbit low Earth orbit
gptkbp:projected_payload up to 3,000 pounds
gptkbp:projected_recovery_method aircraft landing
gptkbp:projected_speed_range Mach 3 to Mach 5
gptkbp:projected_technological_advancements hypersonic technology
gptkbp:purpose reconnaissance and strike missions
gptkbp:range 1,000 miles
gptkbp:status canceled
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:technology hypersonic flight
gptkbp:termination_year gptkb:1963
gptkbp:weight approximately 15,000 pounds
gptkbp:wing_configuration approximately 30 feet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X-15_rocket_plane_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6