X-33 delay

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and NASA have admitted that technical problems encountered with design of the X-33 suborbital-technology-demonstrator for a potential re-usable satellite launcher have delayed its first launch to the third quarter of 1999. The problem center mainly on 40% excess weight and unstable aerodynamics. A critical design review ...

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