Air Force-Office Of The Secretary Of Defense Rivalry: The Pressure Of Political Affairs On The Dyno-Soar (X-20) Program, 1957-1963

R. F. Houchin. (1997), JBIS, 50, pp.163-168

Refcode: 1997.50.163

Abstract:

On 10 December 1963 in the Cold War climate of political and military uncertainties between the perceived Soviet threat and America’s capabilities in space, President Johnson cancelled Dyna-Soar, a military forerunner to the space shuttle. A reusable mini-shuttle, Dyna-Soar (An acronym for Dynamic Soaring) incorporated hypersonic technology for re-entry after attaining orbit with an expendable booster.