The DC-X, short for Delta Clipper or Delta Clipper Experimental, was an unmanned prototype of a reusable single stage to orbit launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas in conjunction with the DOD's SDIO from 1991 to 1993. After that period it was given to NASA, who upgraded the design for improved performance to create the DC-XA. The NewSpace industry is coming up fast on the 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DC-X'S FIRST FLIGHT later this month, and some of the people involved have organized a conference in New Mexico August 16, 17, ">
Much of the original DC-X team will be there, to be honored and to talk about how they did it, techniques used and lessons learned. There will also be a look at some of the many things that came of DC-X's success, plus a Reusable Spaceplane X-Vehicles workshop looking to what should come next, as well as a tour of the New Mexico Spaceport.
This is a one-of-a-kind event. It's very unlikely that all these people will ever be in one place at the same time again. If you have a deep interest in where "new space" came from, where it is now, and where it should go next, this event is more than worth a trip to NEW MEXICO IN AUGUST.
Credit: aliens-are-friends.blogspot.com
Much of the original DC-X team will be there, to be honored and to talk about how they did it, techniques used and lessons learned. There will also be a look at some of the many things that came of DC-X's success, plus a Reusable Spaceplane X-Vehicles workshop looking to what should come next, as well as a tour of the New Mexico Spaceport.
This is a one-of-a-kind event. It's very unlikely that all these people will ever be in one place at the same time again. If you have a deep interest in where "new space" came from, where it is now, and where it should go next, this event is more than worth a trip to NEW MEXICO IN AUGUST.
Credit: aliens-are-friends.blogspot.com
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