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Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future Air and Space Transportation Needs and Goals (1998) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 103-104

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... Department of Defense FAA Federal Aviation Administration G PS G ~oba~ Position i ng System LACE liquid air cycle engine LEO low-earth orbit MEMS microelectromechanica~ systems NASA Nat tonal Aeronautics and Space Administration NIH National Institutes of Health NOx nitrous oxide 103
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... 104 NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NSTC National Science and Technology Council ODW oblique detonation wave OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy POW pulse detonation wave R&D research and development REV reusable launch vehicle SO2 sodium dioxide TRL technology readiness level T/W thrust-to-weight ratio UAV uninhabited air vehicle V/STOL vertical/short takeoff and landing V&V validation and verification Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics
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  • liquid air
  • cycle engine
  • air cycle
  • nitrous oxide
  • space administration

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  • national institutes


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