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X33:  Reusable Launch Vehicle

X-33 Flight Sequence


 Hanger Operations Hanger Rollback  Vehicle Rotation

 1) Hanger Operations

 2) Hanger RollBack

 3) Vehicle Rotation

 Fueling and Launch  Ascent  Powered Flight

 4) Fueling & Launch

 5) Ascent

 6) Powered Flight

 Gliding at Mach  Turning to Land  On Glide Path

 7) Gliding at Mach

 8) Turning to Land

 9) On the Glide Path

 Landing at Silurian Dry Lake  Coasting to a Stop  Return to Launch Site by Truck Transport

 10) Landing at Silurian Dry Lake

11) Coasting to a Stop

 12) Return to Launch Site by Truck Transport