2411. X-34 Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator Mass Properties Engineering Challenges
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Paper
Abstract
X-34 is an Air Launched Reusable Hypersonic Testbed and a key component in NASA’s Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Program. This paper examines the mass properties related challenges resulting from developing a reusable hypersonic technology demonstrator in a concurrent engineering environment. An overview of the scope and content of the X-34 Program and its role in NASA’s RLV Program is given. Unique elements of developing a low cost RLV demonstrator and their implications to vehicle mass properties are addressed.
