Х-33 по-японски (test video included)

Профиль:
http://www.isas.ac.jp/e/new/release/2001/image/06_01.jpg [not image]Испытания (604к):
http://www.isas.ac.jp/dtc/saisiyo/0625rvt6-42.mov [zero size or time out]

Reusable Rocket Vehicle Test (RVT)

ISAS has conducted second flight test campaign of
reusable rocket vehicle test (RVT) since 9. to 26. June at
ISAS's Noshiro Testing Center in the northern part of
Japan main island.

The test was completed after the three successive lift-off
and vertical landing flights for demonstration of vertical
landing, repeated flight capabilities and turnaround
characteristics of liquid hydrogen-propelled rocket
vehicle. The test vehicle was designedand built based
upon studies and considerations of general technical issues in designing a future vehicles such as
flight on demand, quick turnaround, higher performance, light weight structures and materials and so
on. The performance of the present test vehicle is still very limited, however, many lessons were
learned and more flight hardware oriented studies making use of repeated flight environment will be
conducted. ISAS will do more works for the readiness of the fully reusable launch systems.