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X-33 Launch - Computer generated graphic |
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| Movie Number |
EM-0037-02
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| Movie Date |
1990s
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| Formats | 160x120 15-fps QuickTime Movie (4,937 KBytes) 320x240 30-fps QuickTime Movie (2,761 KBytes) 320x240 30-fps MPEG-1 Movie (8,299 KBytes) |
| Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-33/index.html |
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| Description |
This 45-second computer-generated launch sequence begins with a view of the X-33 launch facility located near Haystack Butte on the test range at Edwards AFB, California.The X-33 vehicle is then (hypothetically) raised into position, fueled, and launched, making its roll maneuver and then proceeding on its flightpath. |
| Keywords | X-33; Lockheed Martin; Advanced Technology Demonstrator; linear aerospike rocket engine; lifting-body shape; Edwards Air Force Base; F-15B; Aerodynamic Flight Facility; Thermal Protection System; TPS; Rocketdyne; Santa Susana; nozzle; Dryden Flight Research Center |
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Last Modified: December 9, 2001 |
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