Dyna Soar 2 Spacecraft: (no serial number) Launch Vehicle: Titan II Scheduled Launch: 1 Dec 1964 Last Scheduled: 14 Sep 1961

⇑ Mission List ⇑ Designation: Dyna-Soar T2 S(U)-2 Description: 2nd Dyna-Soar Titan II unmanned suborbital

Because of the increasing design weight of the Dyna-Soar spacecraft, in February 1961 the program switched from the Titan I launch vehicle to the more powerful Titan II for suborbital missions. The Air Force canceled the suborbital flights on 16 October 1961, and the program was redirected to all orbital missions. On the last schedule before the cancellation, the second unmanned suborbital flight was probably set for December 1964. The program insignia shown above depicts the spacecraft on a Titan II. References: USAF. 1960. "Dyna Soar Characteristics Summaries." September. Geiger, Clarence J. 1963. "History of the X-20A Dyna-Soar." Vol. 1. Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, p. 68. Godwin, Robert, ed. 2003 Dyna-Soar: Hypersonic Strategic Weapons System." Apogee Books Space Series 35 Paperback, p. 50. Strom, Steven R. 2004. "Jurassic Technology: The History of the Dyna-Soar." Crosslink, Winter, pp. 6-9. Aerospace Corporation. Encyclopedia Astronautica. Wikipedia.