Jul 7 1995
From The Space Library
The Delta 3 launch vehicle has a new second stage rocket engine planned for use in 1998. The new engine will be capable of generating 24,000 pounds of thrust. In combination with the larger solid-fueled boosters, the McDonnell Douglas Delta 3 will be able to carry twice the weight of the Delta into an orbit 22,300 miles above the surface of the Earth's equator. (Fla Today, Jul 7/95; AV Wk, Sep 25/95)
The turn-around maneuver critical to the vertical landing scheme for the X-33 reusable launch vehicle was demonstrated in a test flight. (NASA Releases 95-114 & 219; Space News, Jul 20/95, Oct 30/95 & Nov 6/95; AV Wk, Jul 17/95, Sep 18/95 & Nov 13/95)
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