tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532037688459654227.post3687457814579294030..comments2011-03-28T01:48:02.841-07:00SpaceMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15217616294824886464noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532037688459654227.post-25620008295992514792011-01-22T23:45:45.875-08:002011-01-22T23:45:45.875-08:00Really nice post. I&#39;ve been doing some work recently on the X-15 as a precursor to the Shuttle in terms of its flight capabilities, but typically I my research treats it as a (fascinating) program that failed to yield any real applications. You&#39;ve presented a really interesting account of how the X-15 led to the Shuttle in a relatively linear way.asteitelhttp://vintagespace.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532037688459654227.post-58457797052692589902010-10-14T16:47:59.867-07:002010-10-14T16:47:59.867-07:00Very well researched and informative!! Great post. No matter how &#39;peacefully&#39; characterized, the space program and the military are intertwined in many obvious and subtle ways. <br /><br />A couple years back, Discover mMgazine did sister-articles about Dyna-Soar, along with the original nuclear-powered Orion space rockets of the later 50s. Deep Space Force Program warheads, anyone? <br /><br />While it breaks my hear to see exciting programs canceled in the modern day, I am actually glad that some of the more military-minded visions of the early days did NOT come to pass! But as in this tale, some of their properties will live on into whatever is developed afterward...PillowNauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110076273424820771noreply@blogger.com