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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Venture_Star
gptkb:Advanced_Space_Transportation_Program
gptkb:X-Series_irons
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gptkbp:benefits
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mixed results
cancellation
shaped future aerospace projects
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gptkbp:challenges
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thermal protection and structural integrity
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gptkbp:collaborations
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NASA and industry partners
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gptkbp:community_engagement
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high during development
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gptkbp:controls
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fly-by-wire
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gptkbp:crew
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2
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gptkbp:design
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canceled
completed in 1998
Lockheed Martin engineers
to reduce launch costs
conceptual and preliminary
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
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gptkbp:developer
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gptkb:1995
estimated at $1 billion
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gptkbp:durability
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gptkb:theorem
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Rocketdyne
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gptkbp:engine_type
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gptkb:rocket
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gptkbp:facilities
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gptkb:NASA_Dryden_Flight_Research_Center
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:1996
validate design and performance
multiple planned but none completed
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gptkbp:fuel_type
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liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
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gptkbp:has_documentation
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limited due to cancellation
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gptkbp:has_programs
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gptkb:NASA's_Reusable_Launch_Vehicle_program
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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X-33
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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commercial spaceflight initiatives
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gptkbp:innovation
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advanced materials and aerodynamics
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:cape
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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experimental
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future spacecraft designs
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 82 feet
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gptkbp:max_speed
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Mach 10
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gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight
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runway landing
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gptkbp:mission
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demonstrate technologies for future vehicles
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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delta wing design
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gptkbp:objective
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national aerospace initiative
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:operational_status
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not operational
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gptkbp:production_years
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gptkb:2001
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gptkbp:project
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gptkb:Space_Launch_Initiative
gptkb:John_D._Mc_Gowan
6 years
1995-2001
funding issues
affordable access to space
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gptkbp:purpose
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reusable launch vehicle
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from
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gptkb:NASA
NASA budget allocations
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gptkbp:result
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not published due to cancellation
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gptkbp:setting
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single-stage to orbit
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gptkbp:status
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canceled
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gptkbp:successor
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X-34
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:theorem
composite materials
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gptkbp:weight
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approximately 30,000 pounds
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gptkbp:wingspan
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approximately 78 feet
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