Northrop Grumman gives early look at its XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane design

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Northrop Grumman, in partnership with Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic, has unveiled the preliminary design it is developing as part of DARPA’s XS-1 Spaceplane project. Looking like a windowless update of a 1960s Dyna Soar orbiter, it’s the next step in producing launch systems that will dramatically reduce the costs of getting into orbit... Continue Reading Northrop Grumman gives early look at its XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane design

Section: Space

Tags: Aircraft, DARPA, Northrop Grumman, Virgin Galactic, XS-1

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