Re: Pima Titan 2003
Rusty wrote:
There were USAF plans to use the Titan 1 as a suborbital launch vehicle
for the Dyna-Soar. As the Dyna-Soar design matured, it got too heavy
for the Titan 1 and the Titan II and finally the Titan 3 were planned
as launch vehicles. The Dyna-Soar program was cancelled in December
1963.
It looks really cool on a finned Titan III:
http://www.goingfaster.com/icarus/x20early.jpg
Pat
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Relevant Pages
- Re: Pima Titan 2003
... There were USAF plans to use the Titan 1 as a suborbital launch vehicle ... As the Dyna-Soar design matured, ...
(sci.space.history) - Re: Is anything on this new launch system reusable?
... on Dyna-Soar. ... Ever see Winged Titan BTW?: ... If that's supposed to be a Titan, it is a very odd-looking Titan. ...
(sci.space.policy) - Re: Pima Titan 2003
... what exactly is a Titan I booster doing sitting next to a Titan II RV? ... Pat ...
(sci.space.history) - Re: [SOT] Movies
... She was sent aloft atop a MOL mockup via a Titan III on the reflight. ... Pat ...
(sci.space.history) - Re: CEV to be made commercially available
... Energia costing around 1/3rd of the price of a Titan IV. ... Let's just buy the rights to make those. ... Pat ...
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