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McDonnell Douglas DC-X/XA Delta Clipper
McDonnell Douglas DC-X/XA Delta Clipper 
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DC-XA Delta Clipper at White Sands, NM
DC-XA Delta Clipper at White Sands, NM 
Delta Clipper After Flight Test
Delta Clipper After Flight Test 
Delta Clipper at White Sands, NM
Delta Clipper at White Sands, NM 
DC-X Delta Clipper Hover Test
DC-X Delta Clipper Hover Test 
Delta Clipper Ready for Static Testing
Delta Clipper Ready for Static Testing 
Delta Clipper Hover Test
Delta Clipper Hover Test 
Delta Clipper Mobile Flight Operations Control Center
Delta Clipper Mobile Flight Operations Control Center 
Delta Clipper Hover Test
Delta Clipper Hover Test 
Delta Clipper Hover Test
Delta Clipper Hover Test 
Transport Trailer for Delta Clipper Test Module
Transport Trailer for Delta Clipper Test Module 
Delta Clipper Prepared for Test Flight
Delta Clipper Prepared for Test Flight 
DC-X Test Launch Facility
DC-X Test Launch Facility 
DC-X Delta Clipper Test Site at White Sands, NM
DC-X Delta Clipper Test Site at White Sands, NM 
Thruster Assembly and LH2 Tank for the Delta Clipper DC-XA
Thruster Assembly and LH2 Tank for the Delta Clipper DC-XA 
Fully Assembled DC-X Delta Clipper
Fully Assembled DC-X Delta Clipper 
Composite Intertank Assembly for the Delta Clipper
Composite Intertank Assembly for the Delta Clipper 
Delta Clipper Nearing Completion
Delta Clipper Nearing Completion 
WAC Corporal (RTV-G-1) Launch Complex
WAC Corporal (RTV-G-1) Launch Complex 
Delta Clipper Avionics Rack
Delta Clipper Avionics Rack 
Ground Crew Prepares WAC Corporal (RTV-G-1) for Launch
Ground Crew Prepares WAC Corporal (RTV-G-1) for Launch 
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DC-XA Delta Clipper Recovery

The Delta Clipper, or DC-X, was developed by McDonnell Douglas for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) Single Stage Rocket Technology Program in the early 1990s to prove the practicality, reliability, operability and cost efficiency of a reusable, single-stage-to-orbit flight vehicle. The DC-XA evolved from the DC-X. The DC-X's airframe was extensively modified by replacing existing systems with a composite hydrogen tank; a Russian-built aluminum-lithium alloy liquid oxygen tank; a composite intertank to connect the hydrogen and oxygen tanks; and an auxiliary propulsion system which included a composite liquid hydrogen feedline, a composite liquid hydrogen valve, a liquid-to-gas conversion system reaction control system, and a Russian auxiliary power unit providing redundant hydraulic power for flight control.
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Unique identifier BI229675 
Boeing ID dcx_ft10 
Type Image 
Size 2232px × 2836px   18MB 
License type RM 
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