Rockwell X-30
Artists's impression of a possible design for the experimental Rockwell X-30 National Aerospace Plane (NASP), a vehicle that would be capable of operating as an airplane at hypersonic speeds, (6,400 to 12,800 km/hr), in the upper atmostphere, as well as acting as a space-launch vehicle, flying from a runway take-off directly into orbit and returning for a conventional airport landing. In this artist's impression, the X-30 is about to rendezvous with an orbiting satellite. The program, begun in 1990, was terminated in 1993.
Size: 4774px × 3664px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: -30, 30, aerospace, aircraft, airplane, animation, art, artist, artwork, concept, conceptual, craft, dock, docking, drawing, earth, experimental, flight, globe, historic, historical, history, nasp, national, orbit, plane, planet, research, rockwell, satellite, ship, ships, single, single-stage--orbit, space, spacecraft, ssto, stage, transport, transportation, travel, vehicle, x30
