X-33 Advanced Technology Demonstrator - NASA
WEBFeb 28, 2014 · It awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to build and fly an uncrewed technology demonstrator. Much of the vehicle was entirely new, including the linear aerospace rocket motor and the composite cryogenic propellant tanks. The leap exceeded what existing and developing technology could support.
Lockheed Martin X-33 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Lockheed Martin X-33 was a proposed uncrewed, sub-scale technology demonstrator suborbital spaceplane that was developed for a period in the 1990s. The X-33 was a technology demonstrator for the VentureStar orbital spaceplane, which was planned to be a next-generation, commercially operated reusable launch vehicle.
X-33 - NASA
WEBFeb 1, 2014 · The X-33 design was based on a lifting body shape with two revolutionary “linear aerospike” rocket engines and a rugged metallic thermal protection system. The vehicle also was to have had lightweight components and fuel tanks built to conform to the vehicle’s outer shape.
Lockheed Martin X-33 - NASA
WEBFeb 17, 2016 · The X-33, a half-scale vehicle, was expected to feature a lifting-body shape, a new "aerospike" rocket engine, and a rugged metallic thermal protection system. NASA selected Lockheed Martin to design, build, and fly the X-33 Advanced Technology Demonstrator test vehicle between March and December 1999.
X-33 - Encyclopedia Astronautica
WEBAmerican winged rocketplane. NASA-sponsored suborbital unmanned prototype for a single-stage-to-orbit rocketplane. The Lockheed Martin vehicle would have used a linear aerospike engine, metallic insulation, and other features similar to their Starclipper shuttle proposal of 1971.
Spending Time Feature: How An Astronaut Uses The Omega Speedmaster X-33 ...
WEBJun 21, 2020 · On the contrary, the X-33 was only ever built for one specific wearer: astronauts. And it’s here, in this realm of ultra-niche, purpose-built product design — not unlike the quirky Flightmaster or the iconic Ploprof — …
ESA - 'Space rarities' highlight: flown Omega Skywalker watch
WEBApr 11, 2019 · The Speedmaster X-33 Skywalker is the first watch designed by an astronaut specifically to be used in space, introducing for the first time features such as the Mission Elapsed Time, or 'MET', function programmable by …
A SpaceX Crew Member Wore an Omega X-33 for the First Launch - Robb Report
WEBMay 28, 2020 · Mission-worn X-33s aren’t for keeps, but space pilots don’t go home empty-handed. Omega will give each astronaut a personally engraved, civilian X-33 upon completion of the mission.
【F】 The Ultimate Omega Speedmaster X-33 Guide - Fratello …
WEBSep 27, 2022 · The X-33 Skywalker packs a complete set of functions — hours, minutes, and seconds in up to three different time zones, three alarms with different sounds, chronograph and countdown functions, as well as a perpetual calendar with day, date, month, year, and week-number indications.
Hands-On The Omega Speedmaster X-33 'Skywalker' - Hodinkee
WEBOct 8, 2019 · The Omega Speedmaster X-33 "Skywalker" – case, 45mm x 15.1mm, grade 2 titanium, sapphire crystal and titanium caseback with apertures for alarm. Water resistance 3 bar/30 meters/100 feet. Two-way rotating ceramic bezel.