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X-37
NASA's X-37 vehicle will test and validate technologies in the environment of space as well as test system performance of the vehicle during orbital flight, reentry and landing.

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DART
Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology: Developed by Orbital Sciences, DART will flight demonstrate in-orbit autonomous rendezvous and close proximity operations as part of NASA's 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Risk Reduction Initiative.

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PAD
Pad Abort Demonstrator: Developed by Lockheed-Martin, the launch pad abort demonstrator will be used as a test-bed to demonstrate crew escape technologies and to validate analytical models necessary for future crew escape systems.

 

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OSP EXPLAINED



OSP fact sheet (05/03)
OSP quick facts (05/03)

OSP tech summary: Architecture systems design
(06/26/03)
OSP tech summary: Flight demonstrators
(06/26/03)

Report on Top-Level Assessment of Use of Apollo Systems for ISS CRV (06/23/03 - Word file, 110 KB)

X-37 fact sheet (PDF, 2.0 MB) (05/03)
X-37 historical fact sheet (PDF, 1.8 MB) (09/03)

PAD fact sheet (PDF, 1.5 MB) (09/03)

DART fact sheet (PDF, 1.9 MB) (09/03)

SLI fact sheet (02/03)
SLI fact sheet, historical (04/02)
SLI summary
Introduction to SLI (PDF file, 182 KB)

SLI architecture definition

Systems engineering

Research: 2ND Generation RLV Systems Engineering and Risk Reduction - Phase I, SOL NRA8-30

 


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