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Orbital Space Plane Program Flight Demonstrators StatusUnder the Orbital Space Plane Program, NASA is currently pursuing the maturation of technologies via three flight demonstrators - DART (Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology), X-37, and PAD (Pad Abort Demonstrator). Flight demonstrators provide the opportunity to test key technologies in their actual working environment. These flight demonstrators are required at this stage to mature technologies needed to support full-scale development design of a future competitively selected Orbital Space.
Document ID
20030111778
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Turner, Susan G. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: 54th International Astronautical Congress
Location: Bremen
Country: Germany
Start Date: September 29, 2003
End Date: October 3, 2003
Sponsors: International Astronautical Congress
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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