The future of hypersonic spacecraft

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A history of hypersonic space vehicles developed in the US since the 1950s is presented, with focus on the contribution that all these projects have made to the current understanding of the future uses of such vehicles.

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Hot potatoes and fast baguettes

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New spacecraft, Lockheed Martin's X-33 and NASA's X-37 and X-38 are advanced lifting bodies concepts originating in the 1950s. A discussion of the future of human space flight is presented.

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The exotic realm of hypersonics

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Historial evidence and state-of-the art research into the possibility of hypersonic flight are discussed.

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