X33 VentureStar

[Scarecrovv]

I was looking through the Orbiter Hangar and was quite surprised to find no trace of the X33 VentureStar. Has nobody made one?

Crow

 

[astrosammy]

There is one for Orbiter 021202 [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1935"]X-33 Venture Star and Launch Complex[/ame].

 

[DaveS]

Please call it only VentureStar! X-33 was just a subscale suborbital testbed for many of the technologies that would have gone into the VentureStar.

 

[Scarecrovv]

Ah, I was searching for VentureStar as one word - and it's called Venture Star.

Cool, thanks. I look forward to taking it for a spin.

 

[shamandgg]

[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1935"]X-33 Venture Star and Launch Complex[/ame]

I have found myself only this one and it is called X-33 VentureStar. As far I know these are two separate vehicles. X-33 technology demonstrator of VentureStar.
This addon craft doesn't fly well on Orbiter 2006P1 I have. Unresponsive to controls, I can't even approach and land with it

Unfortunately both crafts were canceled by NASA due to lack of technology to produce strong and lightweight fuel tanks. However has anyone developed full scale VentureStar in more detail? I truly hope there will be more complex addon - as this craft truly deserves to have a long life within Orbiter since it is most realistic concept (at least known to me) of single stage to orbit and reentry/land vehicle.