National Aero-Space Plane - NASP - X-30

[Dew]

Ad from eBay listing:

 

[Маска]

http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/16-Foot_Transonic_Tunnel

 

[galopujacy_jez]

More SDASM uploads
https://www.flickr.com/photos/galopujacy_jez/galleries/72157725095471030/

 

[NavarchNicias]

Is that second slide definitely from the "NASP pile"? It looks a lot like Rockwell's ATF design.

 

[galopujacy_jez]

Is that second slide definitely from the "NASP pile"? It looks a lot like Rockwell's ATF design.

good spot

 

[Sferrin]

Is that second slide definitely from the "NASP pile"? It looks a lot like Rockwell's ATF design.

The one that says "NASP" at the top?

 

[galopujacy_jez]

The one that says "NASP" at the top?

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[flateric]

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[galopujacy_jez]

did a deeper NARA search, here's a sample.
full gallery: https://flic.kr/y/3RWpUSB

 

[galopujacy_jez]

and some photos of the models/mockups

 

[McTodd]

Cor blimey, awesome stuff there!

 

[Lithos Aves]

did a deeper NARA search, here's a sample.
full gallery: https://flic.kr/y/3RWpUSB

Christmas must have come early this year!

 

[NMaude]

Christmas must have come early this year!

Just wait for Christmas.

 

[galopujacy_jez]

Christmas must have come early this year!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/204354598@N08/
enjoy

 

[abheiden]

Always think the X30 had to break the sound barrier at lift off to get into the air with such tiny wings.

 

[maddercat]

There was a black project version at McDonnell Douglas my father was on, the project didn't last very long and got cancelled. This was one of the posters I had hanging in my room as a kid. Thanks for this. Couldn't find it anywhere, but there was another painting/poster I had which was a space profile of it, looking for that one. I think there's very little record of this project unfortunately.

My father was like a 30+ year employee of McDonnell Douglas as an electrical engineer. It had an acronym for a name and was a doomsday bomber I believe. Can't remember the name of it, it was an acyronym similar to nasp I believe but significantly more letters, been trying to wrack my brain for it but really difficult over 40 years ago.

Slightly better version (tighter/different crop) of the airport pic in this. I took it from a booklet/pamphlet (don't think it was strictly NASP, could have been UTC maybe?) I found online a good while back and for the life of me can't find the same

 

[Tuomasn]

There was a black project version at McDonnell Douglas my father was on, the project didn't last very long and got cancelled. This was one of the posters I had hanging in my room as a kid. Thanks for this. Couldn't find it anywhere, but there was another painting/poster I had which was a space profile of it, looking for that one. I think there's very little record of this project unfortunately.

My father was like a 30+ year employee of McDonnell Douglas as an electrical engineer. It had an acronym for a name and was a doomsday bomber I believe. Can't remember the name of it, it was an acyronym similar to nasp I believe but significantly more letters, been trying to wrack my brain for it but really difficult over 40 years ago.

Nice post! The only thing that comes to my mind is the Global Range Mach 29 Aerospace Plane (GRM-29A):
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/th...science-dawn-have-region-etc.315/#post-248560
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/th...-29a-rocket-powered-bomber.45117/#post-742195
but not sure if that really has significantly more letters, also rocket not scramjet powered like NASP.

 

[maddercat]

Nice post! The only thing that comes to my mind is the Global Range Mach 29 Aerospace Plane (GRM-29A):
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/th...science-dawn-have-region-etc.315/#post-248560
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/th...-29a-rocket-powered-bomber.45117/#post-742195
but not sure if that really has significantly more letters, also rocket not scramjet powered like NASP.

The project name/acronym was very dark. I remember being shocked by it as a kid, definitely had like doomsday or nuclear or something to that effect as part of it. I need to look through my old papers/books/posters and my dads, it's probably still there, I think we still have everything from back then but moved a lot of times since then.

 

[Tuomasn]

The project name/acronym was very dark. I remember being shocked by it as a kid, definitely had like doomsday or nuclear or something to that effect as part of it. I need to look through my old papers/books/posters and my dads, it's probably still there, I think we still have everything from back then but moved a lot of times since then.

That would be nice! Do you happen to remember whether this project was more towards the mid 1980s or late 1980s/early 1990s (if it didn't last very long)?

(BTW I suppose you noticed there's a larger color version of your poster image here.)