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Date |
Name of Vehicle / Test Article & Links to More Info on This Vehicle |
Photo |
Flight Test (FT) or Static Fire Test (SFT) |
Achievements/ Highlights |
| Sep 2006 | Prospector 7D (fourth P-7 flight) |
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P-7D FT |
- demonstrated operationally responsive launch for the Air Force (SMC, AFRL/PR) at the Navy's San Nicolas Island |
| Apr 2006 | Prospector 7C (third P-7 flight) |
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P-7C FT |
- commercially sponsored, operational RLV flight - manifested a payload for The Aerospace Corporation - evaluated responsive launch for the Air Force (SMC) |
| Oct 2005 | Prospector 7A (first
P-7 flight); Prospector 7B (second P-7 flight) |
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P-7A, -7B FT |
- sponsored by AFRL/PR under a Phase I SBIR - two flights with a single vehicle in 3.5 hours; - demonstration of rapid RLV-type turn-around launch ops; - multiple academic payloads |
| Oct 2005 | Static Fire Test 2005-01 |
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SFT-2005-01 |
- verify replacement epoxy resin for ablative chamber liner; - initial test of multi-chamber aerospike thruster module |
| May 2005 | Prospector 6A / Kimbo XII* |
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P-6A FT |
- Full-scale, low-fidelity NLV prototype; - Stage separation and full vehicle recovery; - Wi Fi telemetry experiment; - Data logger experiment from Montana State University |
| Dec. 2004 | Prospector 5/ Kimbo XI * |
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P5/K-XI FT-1 |
- First launch and recovery of full-scale, low-fidelity prototype of the NLV first stage. |
| Oct. 2004 | LOX/Propylene Evaluation Test #3 |
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LOX/Propylene SFT-3 | - Validated revised ignition sequence. |
| June 2004 | LOX/Propylene Evaluation Test #2 |
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LOX/Propylene SFT-2 |
- Evaluated modified injector. - Validated upgraded
telemetry and |
| June 2004 | Prospector 4/ Kimbo-X * |
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P4 / K-X FT-2 |
Second Prospector 4 flight. Evaluated new all-ablative chamber design. Manifested USC Traveler payload. Total recovery failure due to breakdown in configuration management. |
| Mar. 2004 | LOX/Propylene Evaluation Test |
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Propylene SFT-1 |
First tests with LOX/Propylene. Validated general propylene handling procedures. Validated new telemetry and command architecture. |
| Dec. 2003 | Prospector 4/ Kimbo-X * |
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P4 / K-X FT-1 |
Second liquid-propellant aerospike flight test. Complete burn-to-depletion. Complete vehicle recovery |
| Sept. 2003 | Prospector 2/ Kimbo-VII-A* |
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P2 / K-VII FT-2 |
First known flight test of a powered liquid-propellant aerospike engine. Re-flight of Prospector 2 vehicle. |
| June 2003 | CSULB Aerospike 2 SFT-1 |
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AS2- SFT-1 |
Validated CSULB design modifications. 4 second burn validated engine for flight test with P-2. Demonstrated new avionics control elements. |
| Feb. 2003 | Prospector 3 / Kimbo-VIII * |
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P3 / K-VIII FT-1 |
Use of Thrust Vector Control (TVC). 100% successful recovery. Two USC payloads Upgraded ground support equip. |
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Sept. 2002 |
TVC Engine
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K-VIII SFT-1 |
Validated electro-mechanical actuator and servo controllers for thrust vector control (TVC). |
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Apr. 2002 |
Aerospike Engine
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K-VII SFT-2 |
Use of enhanced Static Fire Test Assembly (SFTA). Demonstrated successful ignition sequence. |
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Jan. 2002 |
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P2 / K-VII FT-1 |
Composite aeroshell (provided by Advanced Composite Products Technology). New CSULB student engine (1 klbf). 100% successful recovery. Stanford University payload. |
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Dec. 2001 |
Prospector 2 / Kimbo-VII * |
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P2 / K-VII SFT-1 |
Certified P-2 propulsion system, engine First static fire test on Vertical Test Stand-2 |
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Dec. 2001 |
Kimbo-IX |
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K-IX FT-1 |
Joint project with Eric Claypool. Propulsion system under-performance. |
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June 2001 |
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P1 / K-VI FT-1 |
First CSULB mission. 100% successful recovery. Analog telemetry experiment.. |
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May 2001 |
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K-VI SFT-1, K-VI SFT-2 |
Checked out new SFTA. Validated composite chamber. Validated CSULB student design. |
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Feb. 2001 |
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K-V FT-1 |
Validated simplified vehicle design. 100% successful recovery. |
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June 2000 |
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K-IV FT-1 |
First ever flight of composite LOX tank. Space News article published. |
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Apr. 2000 |
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K-IV SFT-1 |
Validated integration of composite LOX tank; (tank provided by Microcosm, Inc.). |
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Feb. 2000 |
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K-III FT-1 |
Validated skin-and-stringer structure. GPS data log. In-flight photos. Partial recovery. |
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Oct. 1999 |
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K-III SFT-2 |
Validated propulsion system adjustments. |
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??? 1999 |
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K-III SFT-1 |
Evaluated improved ablative engine chamber. Thrust Vector Control with pneumatic actuator. New Electrical Ground Support Equipment. |
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Aug. 1998 |
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K-II FT-1 |
Incorporated regulated pressure system. |
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May 1998 |
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K-I FT-1 |
Validated basic vehicle design. Partial recovery. |
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Feb. 1998 |
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K-I SFT-1 |
Initial propulsion system ablative engine test. |
