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- Founded: 1999
- Founders: Jeff Greason, Dan DeLong, Doug Jones, Aleta Jackson
- Headquarters: Mojave, California
- Design rocket-engines as well as experimental aircraft
- Designed planes to be used in the Rocket Racing League
- Also active in the space tourism industryOfficial Site: XCOR Aerospace - Products Overview
- Received a suborbital launch license from the Federal Aviation Agency in 2004MSNBC: XCOR wins suborbital launch license (April 23, 2004)
- Suborbital passenger craft called the XCOR Lynx
- Commercial flights will begin as early as 2010Official Press Release: XCOR Aerospace announces new suborbital vehicle "Lynx" to fly within two years (March 26, 2008)
- Competing against Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo
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XCOR Aerospace is an experimental aircraft company based in California. They design custom rocket-powered engines for use in both commercial and private aircraft. In 2008, XCOR announced their plans to enter the space tourism business with their proprietary craft, the XCOR Lynx.
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Developed Craft
- EZ-Rocket: First rocketplane, flown 26 successful test flights
- Rocket Racer: Derivative of the EZ-Rocket, to be used in the Rocket Racing League
- Lynx suborbital vehicle: Reusable craft to take passengers into suborbital spaceOfficial Site: XCOR Aerospace - Products Overview
- -Formerly known as the Xerus suborbital spaceplaneThe Space Review: One size may not fit all (March 31, 2008)
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XCOR Aerospace Questions
What supermodel was also an (aerospace?) engineer? 4 AnswersThis may not be of any help at all, but I know that Cindy Crawford won a scholarship for and majored in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University. However... read more
How is aerospace using analog computers to improve performance? 1 AnswerI'm sorry, but analog computers are not really used any more. Digital computers are far more simpler, powerful, cheaper, and universal. Maybe you are referring ... read more
Where can I go to find information on businesses looking to expand into Arizona? 3 AnswersI would contact the SBA in Arizona http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/az/index.html I would also contact The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry ... read more
Whod you pick to design your first space plane for Space Tourism? Will it be an aerospace engineer from Airbus or Boeing? 1 AnswerBoeing. Airbus has no experience (though EADS does have some) in space technology while Boeing has been a world leader in rocket and space technology. read more
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