European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Among concepts of what an Aero space plane might look like Are these by Rockwell International top and Mcdonnell Douglas corp. High tech Drc Ctm machine launching the Aero space plane by Howard Benedict associated press a la aboard the Orient express Lor your Hafl hour flight from new York to Tokyo what s this the Ulli Malo dream machine9no. No a dream because sued a no might be possible in less than 20 years if extensive research now being conducted in aerospace Libs across inc United Stales bears Ruil the research is aimed at developing the night ech propulsion materials and computers needed for a 10 Volu Leonary  to called the National afro space plane Asp it is shaping Upas the most technologically and operationally Danial izing aerospace pro acct Ever undertaken if successful Ifie project could Lead to 2sl Century military find civil runway to orbit space planes capabli.1 of  Access to space air plane like flexibility and dramatically Loach costs for delivering payloads to orbit the some techno tog could give Birlet in non Sortai Lertg a Hilts we Long Range military Wriler captors or civil pm so Viljur or Cir to transports Rha could ird vol Job a 100.000 led ii speeds up to  Mph the Aero space plane v february m pro Sill in Rori Juar brought to Altun Sicri i sir to of the Union message we Are going Forward with research on a Neva Orient express Hal could by the cud of the next decade take Oil from Dulles Airport accelerate up to 25 limes the Speed of sound attaining Low Edilh Oral for lying to Tokyo within two hours.1 the president said Reagan s statement led the impression Ine Orbital vehicle and the hypersonic commercial Transpota wore one and the same they Are not. Bul both and a whole family of vehicles military and civil could evolve from itu1 technology base Crealos by the current research the 25 Simes the Speed of sound mentioned by Irit president. Macli 25, or 17,000 Mph is the Speed needed to Roach Orbil a  vehicle  n commercial transport or a military plane would Fly Between a.000 and 8.000 Mph at Altitude but can 100.000 Leet and 350,000 tet this is a very Tough acc run the Pentagon s defense advanced Rea Carch projects Agency or Darpa 1 and it is not a 100 Porcell sure Irvng Tiore s a list of  Tiz k wid we Altru i Dufy of r i so in compel Sny on cup ir1,/ fund what technologies in i. Of i  s a i i to 1ufjj/i/ i a i a. Prop i Jion of Leni  i i r Iii i t us in of in i i Ity. A lit . Of Ilif hut c main Enimo. Mis plane i fun strength fun of try Tiff gement Page 14 the stars and stripes thursday