X-30 (National Aero-Space Plane (NASP))

First Flight: N/A
Mission: Server as testbed for the NASP.
Major Accomplishments: Provided "think-tank" for single stage to orbit craft and scramjet (supersonic ramjet) engines.

Power Source: N/A
Wing Span: N/A
Length: N/A
Maximum Achieved Speed: N/A
Maximum Achieved Altitude: N/A

Additional Information: The X-30 was to serve as the prototype for the Nation Aero-Space Plane (NASP). At the time of its development, necessary exotic materials, tooling and technologies were not yet matured. The program was cancelled in 1993.

Click here for an interesting transcript of the X-30's mission,  presented by Steven D. Ishmael on the 30th anniversary of the X-15's maiden flight.

X-30 Display at USAF Museum.