Follow-on Plan Key to X-33 Win

Lockheed Martin's winning proposal for the NASA X-33 experimental rocket will introduce technologies new to the launcher world, including a linear aerospike engine, metallic thermal protection, and a lifting body airframe. Besides taking these risks, the company's X-33 design tests more elements of...

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