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Inside the X-20 Dyna-Soar, the hypersonic spaceplane that could have bombed from orbit

During the Cold War, the X-20 Dyna-Soar was envisioned as a reusable spaceplane capable of orbital reconnaissance, hypersonic flight, and even nuclear strike missions. Despite major technological ...
The National Interest

Mach 18: Boeing’s X-20 Dyna-Soar Bomber Looked Like a Game Changer

What You Need to Know: The X-20 Dyna-Soar, developed by the U.S. Air Force and Boeing from 1959 to 1963, was designed to be a pioneering hypersonic space plane that could serve as a reconnaissance ...
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X-20 Dyna-Soar, the Cold War space bomber that almost put nuclear weapons in orbit

During the Cold War, the US Air Force quietly developed the X-20 Dyna-Soar, a piloted space plane designed for orbital reconnaissance and nuclear strike missions. This is the story of how it pushed ...
Time

Science: Missile Plane

After months of hesitation, the U.S. Air Force last week signed the orders for development and production of System 464-L, a manned, maneuverable space vehicle called Dyna-Soar. Reason for hesitation: ...