Kevin Huang – Brick Space Agency

Titan IIIA

2021-02-072021-02-07

By Kevin Huang

Titan III configuration launched four times to test the Titan transtage and later incorporated as the core stage for the Titan IIIC.

American manned spaceplane used for hypersonic research. Conducted tests for ballistic flight, winged reentry, and gliding recovery. The X-15 was intended to evolve to a manned orbital spacecraft until the urgent need for the Mercury and Gemini programs surfaced. Research from the X-15 eventually led to the techniques used by the Space Shuttle.

Titan IIIC

2021-02-212021-02-06

by Kevin Huang

USAF expendable launch vehicle used from 1965 until 1982. First Titan family rocket to use large solid rocket motors. Intended for launch of the Dyna-Soar (cancelled) but primarily launched DoD payloads.

T-38 Talon

2021-02-072021-01-28

By Kevin Huang

NASA trainer aircraft

Atlas LV-3B (Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle)

2021-02-062021-01-27

By Kevin Huang

First American orbital human-rated launch vehicle. Used to launch the Mercury capsule to low Earth orbit.

Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle)

2021-02-062021-01-27

By Kevin Huang

Titan II missile derived launch vehicle used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA.

Atlas 10-D “Big Joe 1”

2021-02-062021-01-27

By Kevin Huang

First launch of the Mercury program. Launched a boilerplate Mercury capsule to test the ablative heat shield, afterbody heating, and reentry dynamics.