| Aspect |
Phase 1 |
Phase 2 |
Phase 3 |
Phase 4 |
| Launch Vehicle |
Cessna |
C-130 |
B-52 w/Pylon |
B-52 w/Pylon |
| Flight Control Surfaces |
Subscale (4ft.) X-24A |
Full Scale (24ft.) Composite X-24A without fins; also mockups |
Full Scale (24ft.) Composite X-24A w/o center fins |
Full Scale (24ft.) Composite X-24A without fins |
| Active Control Surfaces |
None |
None |
Active Lower flaps and upper rudders |
Active lower flaps and upper rudders |
| A/C Guidance Hardware |
None |
None |
Central Computer (JSC) |
Space Quality Computer (JSC) |
| A/C Guidance Software |
None |
None |
Developed by JSC with Dryden inputs |
Developed by JSC |
| Engine |
None |
None |
None |
Solid rocket(s) (possible) |
| Parachute Guidance System |
Manual via uplink control |
GPADS (Pioneer/Army) |
GPADS (Pioneer/Army) |
Pioneer (Spacecraft Refinements |
| Parachute |
88 sq. ft. Wedge II |
7350 sq. ft. GPADS |
7350 sq. ft. GPADS |
Modified (tight pack) 7350 sq. ft. GPADS |
| Instrumentation Package |
3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis rate gyro |
Approximately 30 parameters to be installed by DFRC and/or JSC |
Approximately 400 channels installed by JSC |
TBD |
| First Flight Date |
August 1995 |
December 1995 |
January 1997 |
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