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The Lynx Suborbital Vehicle
Credit: XCOR Aerospace
The Lynx suborbital vehicle.
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XCOR Lynx Model
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
A full-scale model of the XCOR Lynx spacecraft under development was on display at the 2012 International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight in Las Cruces, N.M.
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Lynx Mk. II Flight Profile
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Lynx Mk. II flight profile showing horizontal takeoff and landing.
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Lynx with ATSA Telescope
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Lynx with Dorsal payload Pod showing ATSA Telescope Payload (Lynx Mk. III USA only).
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Lynx Cockpit
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
The view inside the cockpit of a model Lynx suborbital space plane from XCOR Aerospace.
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Lynx Model
Credit: Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
SPACE.com reporter Clara Moskowitz sits inside a mockup of the XCOR Lynx suborbital spaceship.
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Lynx Concept Art with People for Scale
Credit: XCOR Aerospace
This Lynx concept art shows a couple human figures for scale reference.
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Lynx Concept Art Low Angle
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This Lynx concept art shows the spacecraft from a low angle.
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Lynx Concept Art Cockpit Detail
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This Lynx concept art shows detail of the spacecraft including the cockpit.
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The Lynx Wind Tunnel Model with Control Surfaces
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The Lynx wind tunnel model with complete set of control surfaces
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Lynx Model Group
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XCOR Aerospace employees study the Lynx spacecraft model.
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XCOR 5K18 Engine Testing
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5K18 engine testing for the Lynx spacecraft continues through winter and spring in the High Desert. Image released March 24, 2009.
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XCOR Unveils New Suborbital Rocketship
Credit: Mike Massee/XCOR
An artist's rendition of XCOR Aerospace's Lynx space plane high above the Earth. Roughly the size of a small private airplane, the craft is designed to make several flights a day into a zero-gravity environment.
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XCOR Aerospace Lynx Spacecraft With Payload
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XCOR Aerospace's Lynx spacecraft is shown launching into space with a science payload on its dorsal side in this artist's illustration.
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XCOR - Flight of the Lynx
Still from animation shows a typical sub-orbital mission of XCOR's tourist-class vehicle.
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Methane Rocket Engine Successfully Tested
Credit: Mike Massee/XCOR
XCOR's methane rocket successfully passing a test in the Mojave Desert. The technology could make planets and moons into space-based refueling stations.
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XCOR Aerospace Lynx Space Plane: Science Payload Diagram
Credit: XCOR Aerospace
This diagram from XCOR Aerospace shows where science payloads will be placed on its Lynx space plane during suborbital spaceflights.
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Private Spaceflight: Shifting into Fast Forward
Credit: XCOR Aerospace
XCOR Aerospace is making progress in putting together its suborbital business plans. The group is also engaged in future rocket races based on their EZ-Rocket design. Image
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XCOR Aerospace CEO Jeff Greason
Credit: SPACE.com/William Faulkner
XCOR Aerospace CEO Jeff Greason.
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Tuskegee Airman Le Roy Gillead Wins Free Ride to Suborbital Space
Credit: XCOR Aerospace
Le Roy Gillead (right), one of the 401 original Tuskegee Airmen who helped integrate the U.S. military, was awarded a free ride to suborbital space aboard XCOR Aerospace's Lynx vehicle in 2009. He hopes to blast off in 2013.
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