Lockheed Trying to Revive X-33.Seeking new life for its X-33 experimental space aircraft, Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Corp. has entered talks to seek Air Force funding to revive the one-time potential successor to the space shuffle. The Palmdale-based program was canceled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), last month after technical delays and cost overruns. About $1.2 billion was spent on the program since it began in 1996. Lockheed has reportedly been pushing a deal in which the program would be refocused to develop a rocket plane rocket plane n. 1. An aircraft powered by one or more rocket engines. 2. An aircraft designed to carry and launch rockets. to cany weapons for the Air Force. About 110 engineers and assemblers This is a list of assemblers. Hundreds of assemblers have been written; some notable examples are:
The X-33 was designed to be a big improvement over the space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. . It was envisioned as a reliable, reusable spacecraft that could slash launch costs. Instead of using booster rockets as the space shuttle does, the X-33 would reach orbit on a single stage and then land like an airplane. |
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