The Lynx Suborbital Vehicle

The Lynx suborbital vehicle.

XCOR Lynx Model

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.

Lynx Mk. II Flight Profile

Lynx Mk. II flight profile showing horizontal takeoff and landing.

Lynx with ATSA Telescope

Lynx with Dorsal payload Pod showing ATSA Telescope Payload (Lynx Mk. III USA only).

Lynx Cockpit

The view inside the cockpit of a model Lynx suborbital space plane from XCOR Aerospace.

Lynx Model

SPACE.com reporter Clara Moskowitz sits inside a mockup of the XCOR Lynx suborbital spaceship.

Lynx Concept Art with People for Scale

This Lynx concept art shows a couple human figures for scale reference.

Lynx Concept Art Low Angle

This Lynx concept art shows the spacecraft from a low angle.

Lynx Concept Art Cockpit Detail

This Lynx concept art shows detail of the spacecraft including the cockpit.

The Lynx Wind Tunnel Model with Control Surfaces

The Lynx wind tunnel model with complete set of control surfaces

Lynx Model Group

XCOR Aerospace employees study the Lynx spacecraft model.

XCOR 5K18 Engine Testing

5K18 engine testing for the Lynx spacecraft continues through winter and spring in the High Desert. Image released March 24, 2009.

XCOR Unveils New Suborbital Rocketship

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.

XCOR Aerospace Lynx Spacecraft With Payload

XCOR Aerospace's Lynx spacecraft is shown launching into space with a science payload on its dorsal side in this artist's illustration.

XCOR - Flight of the Lynx

Still from animation shows a typical sub-orbital mission of XCOR's tourist-class vehicle.

Methane Rocket Engine Successfully Tested

XCOR's methane rocket successfully passing a test in the Mojave Desert. The technology could make planets and moons into space-based refueling stations.

XCOR Aerospace Lynx Space Plane: Science Payload Diagram

This diagram from XCOR Aerospace shows where science payloads will be placed on its Lynx space plane during suborbital spaceflights.

Private Spaceflight: Shifting into Fast Forward

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

X Prize Cup Founders and Spaceport America Look to the Future

Engine engineering for XCOR Aerospace is led by Jeff Greason - a Mojave, California firm. XCOR is providing the rocket engine and integration work for the Rocket Racing League's X-Racer rocket planes. Image

Tuskegee Airman Le Roy Gillead Wins Free Ride to Suborbital Space

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.

Meet Lynx: XCOR Aerospace's Winged Space Plane (Gallery)

Date: 07 June 2012 Time: 11:14 AM ET
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