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Ready for Liftoff
Ready for Liftoff

The Soyuz rocket is seen shortly after arrival to the launch pad on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at the Baikonur…

X-3 Stiletto Research Aircraft on EAFB Ramp
X-3 Stiletto Research Aircraft on EAFB Ramp

This NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph shows a rear-view of the X-3 Stiletto research aircraft on the ramp at Edwards…

Aft, Look-Down Photo of X-3
Aft, Look-Down Photo of X-3

This NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph shows an aft, look-down view of the X-3 Stiletto on the ramp at Edwards…

Artist’s Concept: Reusable Launch Vehicle Docking with the International Space Station
Artist’s Concept: Reusable Launch Vehicle Docking with the International Space Station

This is an artist's conception of the proposed NASA/Lockheed Martin Single-Stage-To-Orbit (SSTO) Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) docking with the International…

Group Photo of Douglas Aircraft Company Airplanes
Group Photo of Douglas Aircraft Company Airplanes

A group picture of Douglas airplanes, taken for a photographic promotion in 1954, at what is now known as the…

Miniature Mothership Carries X-33 Model
Miniature Mothership Carries X-33 Model

A radio-controlled model aircraft, acting as a miniature mothership, carries aloft a model of the X-33.

Front View of X-3
Front View of X-3

This NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph shows a front view of the X-3 Stiletto research aircraft.

Artist’s Concept: X-33 Flying over Southwest
Artist’s Concept: X-33 Flying over Southwest

An artist's conception of the half scale X-33 demonstrator flying over the southwestern desert.

Slender Fuselage and Long, Tapered Nose: X-3
Slender Fuselage and Long, Tapered Nose: X-3

In this NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph, the X-3 Stiletto is seen illuminated by sunlight off the lakebed at Edwards…

Artist’s Concept: X-33 and VentureStar
Artist’s Concept: X-33 and VentureStar

An artist's conception showing the relative sizes of the X-33 (left) and the proposed operational VentureStar.