Lockheed Martin VentureStar Reusable Launch Vehicle Family
VentureStar was Lockheed Martin proposed full-scale, single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch vehicle concept that NASA X-33 demonstrator was intended to inform. The winged lifting-body vehicle was designed for vertical launch and horizontal runway landing, but the concept did not proceed after NASA ended the X-33 program in 2001 and Lockheed Martin discontinued further VentureStar development.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VentureStarLockheed Martin Venture StarReusable Launch VehicleRLV
- Family Name
- Lockheed Martin VentureStar
- Full Name
- Lockheed Martin VentureStar Reusable Launch Vehicle Family
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- canceled
- Type
- spaceplane
Details
- Description
- VentureStar was Lockheed Martin proposed full-scale, single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch vehicle concept that NASA X-33 demonstrator was intended to inform. The winged lifting-body vehicle was designed for vertical launch and horizontal runway landing, but the concept did not proceed after NASA ended the X-33 program in 2001 and Lockheed Martin discontinued further VentureStar development.
- Manufacturer
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/x-33/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:11:38 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:11:38 UTC