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a sleek research vehicle called the

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national aerospace plane may one day

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take off from the runway on this

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the aerospace plane will

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to take off like an airliner and climb

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this technology promises to give

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efficient and flexible access to space

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for now the x30 as it's also called is

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flown only with simulators

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although the plane is not heavy

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defense companies are working together

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advanced computer technology and

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mathematical models are used to design a

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vehicle capable of speeds up to 17

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hundred miles per hour

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speed so fast

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they can't be duplicated in wind tunnels

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and other experimental facilities

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computers have to be used to simulate

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the shock waves and air flows the x-30

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materials for the plane's skin must

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withstand syrian temperatures for

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extended periods of time

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composites such as carbon carbon

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ceramics and alloys of titanium and

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nasa and the air force flew an

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experimental aircraft called the x-15 in

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times 1960s speed of sound at altitudes

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grazing the fringes of space

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the next step is an experimental

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aerospace plane that can travel 25 times

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the speed of sound

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about 30 times faster than a jet

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airliner

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the ultimate goal

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to demonstrate the technologies which

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will allow efficient flexible access to

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vehicles incorporating x30 technology

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may someday deliver satellites into

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orbit

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drawing on the nation's most

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sophisticated research efforts the

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national aerospace plane will help

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maintain world leadership for the united

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states in aeronautics and space

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technology

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meeting this challenge can help today's