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X33:  Reusable Launch Vehicle

X-33 Assembly and Test Status


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X-33 Assembly Floor in Palmdale, CA



Avionics Bay

Avionics Bay attached to LOX tank.


 Canted Fin (no available image)  Vertical Stabilizers

Canted Fin

Vertical Stabilizers

Body Flap

Body Flap

Flight Control Assembly

 Nose Landing Gear  Nose Landing Gear

Nose Landing Gear installed on Vehicle

Metallic TPS Fit Test

Metallic TPS Fit Test

 Crane Lifting Liquid Hydrogen Tank  Liquid Hydrogen Tank in Test Stand

Crane Lifting LH2 Tank

Starboard LH2 Tank in Test Stand

Liquid Hydrogen Tank at Test Stand

Starboard LH2 Tank at Test Stand

Composite LH2 Tank Installation in Test Stand at MSFC

 A1 Test Stand  Engine Installation

A1 Test Stand

Engine Installation

 Engine in Stand  Engine Test

Engine in Stand

Engine Test


Engine Testing is Underway at the Stennis Space Center