# Space Access Society 1996

A detailed compilation of Delta Clipper Experimental (DC-X) and X-33 Reusable Test Vehicle (RTV) videos by the Space Access Society in 1996. Each video is preceded by description text. The DC-X project was an experiment in reusable rocketry. It was the first Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) rocket vehicle to fly multiple times, with the goal of making future Single Stage To Orbit rockets to fly to space cheaply and reliably. The project inspired the creation of dozens of private rocket companies. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X . The Space Access Society is a non-profit organization focused on "Promoting affordable access to space for all." Web: http://www.space-access.org . Contents of this compilation: 1:18 Animations of the three bidders for the NASA X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) project in 1995. The contenders were Rockwell, with a Space Shuttle derived design; Lockheed Martin's lifting-body/linear aerospike design (and eventual winner of X-33); and McDonnell Douglas/Boeing's "Delta Clipper" design. (Note: GLOW = Gross Lift Off Weight, SSME = Space Shuttle Main Engine). Of the three contenders, only McDonnell Douglas had a working prototype. 10:29 Two live video views of DC-X flight #8 with the famous "flip" maneuver test in 1995. The first view is from a ground camera, the second view is from an Air Force jet. (Note: the DC-X launch site was at White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, next to Holloman Air Force base and…

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1996
- Runtime: 2 h
- By: Space Access Society
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/SpaceAccessSociety1996)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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