On August 18, 1993, the first flight of the DC-X rocket took place, which lasted only 59 seconds. During this time, the ship rose to a height of 46 meters, hovered for some time in the air, moved horizontally by 110 meters and made a soft landing. According to the creators, for the first time in the world, a rocket prototype landed vertically.
Background
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DC-X 1991 . . , F-15 . . Scaled Composites.
18 1993 - -. , 11 30 – 370 .. .
(ARPA). 20 1994 . – 27 , DC-X .
, 1995 . 7 – . , – DC-XA.
Aerojet. “” 620 .
18 1996 . , . 7 DC-XA 590 . 26 – . – 3140 .
31 1996 DC-AX . – . .
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DC-X, – . DC-X Blue Origin New Shepard.
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