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lonestarflight · 1 year ago
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Cancelled Missions: X-15 Blue Scout
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"American air-launched orbital launch vehicle. In March 1962, NASA proposed an orbital launch vehicle using the B-52/X-15 combination. A Blue Scout booster would be fitted to an extendable launch rail on the belly of the X-15. The X-15 would be air-launched from the B-52, and then itself air-launch the Blue Scout well above the earth's atmosphere.
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Status: Design 1962.
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The proposal was rejected due to concerns over safety and economics (despite it being promoted as a low-cost launch system)."
Information from Astronautix.com: link
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