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DC-XA

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Status: Retired 1996. First Launch: 1996-05-18. Last Launch: 1996-07-31. Number: 4 . Thrust: 242.00 kN (54,403 lbf). Gross mass: 19,000 kg (41,000 lb). Height: 12.60 m (41.30 ft). Diameter: 4.95 m (16.24 ft). Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

• Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). First flight of the DC-XA; aeroshell caught fire during slow landing. Reached altitude of 244 m during a 62 second flight..

• Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). Maximum structural stresses with 50% full LOX tank. Reached altitude of 590 m during a 64 second flight..

• Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 3.00 km (1.80 mi). 26-hour rapid turnaround demostration; new altitude and duration record. Reached altitude of 3140 m during a 142 second flight..

• Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). Reached altitude of 1250 m during a 140 second flight..