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Short Description
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Robo vs Dynasoar
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Robo and Dynasoar cutaway views, to scale. Robo, from fore to aft: coolant tanks for active structure cooling during re-entry; landing gear; avionics bay; cockpit for single crew; equipment pay; propellant tank bay; nuclear weapon (ejected through rear); transtage for maneuvering in space. Dynasoar: nose skid; cabin for single crew; conditioned payload bay for experiments, weapons, or additional crew; equipment/transition section with cooling equipment, large hydrogen tank for electrical power generator; transtage for maneuver in orbit.
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bomivx20.jpg
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Robo vs Dynasoar
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Dyna Soar
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ztit2x20.jpg
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Credit:
USAF
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Dyna Soar
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B-52 overflies X-20
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B-52 overflies Dynasoar after first drop test.
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dynab52.jpg
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Credit:
© Dan Roam
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B-52 overflies X-20
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X-20A
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x20aexmw.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20A
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X-20A
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x20amew.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20A
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Boost-Glide Vehicles
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US Boost-glide vehicles of the 1950's: From left, Bomi, Robo single and parallel booster versions, Boeing Dynasoar with Titan 1 and Titan 2 boosters
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boostgli.jpg
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Boost-Glide Vehicles
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X-20A
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x20good.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20A
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X-20A Variants
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x20avarm.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20A Variants
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X-20X
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x20xmew.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20X
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X-20 cockpit
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View of the X-20 cockpit. In addition to single crew member, payload bay behind cockpit could have accepted additional crew member or 450 kg military/scientific payload.
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dyckpit.jpg
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Credit:
© Dan Roam
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X-20 cockpit
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X-20 Dynasoar
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X-20 Dynasoar in re-entry configuration
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dyrentr.jpg
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Credit:
© Dan Roam
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X-20 Dynasoar
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Dynasoar
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dsoar500.jpg
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Dynasoar
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X-20A / Titan 1
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x20t1pnt.jpg
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Credit:
USAF
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X-20A / Titan 1
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X-20 / Titan 1
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x20titn1.jpg
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Credit:
Lockheed-Martin
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X-20 / Titan 1
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X-20 Early Concept
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x20early.jpg
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Credit:
Aerojet
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X-20 Early Concept
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X-20/Saturn I
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x20sat1m.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20/Saturn I
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X-20 Launch Vehicles
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SLV-4 / X-20 Launch Vehicles - from left, Titan I, Titan C, Saturn I, Titan 3, Phoneix (SLS A-388)
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x20lvs.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20 Launch Vehicles
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X-20 Dynasoar
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X-20 Dynasoar at sunrise
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x20sun.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20 Dynasoar
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X-20 Dynasoar
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X-20 Dynasoar in orbit
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x20orbit.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20 Dynasoar
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Titan 3 LV with X-20
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The original mission of the Titan 3 booster was to launch the X-20 Dynasoar manned spaceplane into orbit.
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titan3x2.gif
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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Titan 3 LV with X-20
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X-20 3 View
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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X-20 3 View
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