『軍事研究』2019年1月号
月刊『軍事研究』2019年1月号（ジャパン・ミリタリー・レビュー、12月10日発売）に、米空軍の小型無人スペースプレーン「X-37B」についての記事を書きました。
なぜ米空軍がこのような宇宙機を運用するに至ったのか、どのように開発が進められたのかといった経緯や予定で、X-37Bの概要やスペック、これまでに行われた5回の宇宙飛行ミッションの内容の解説、そして宇宙における軍事兵器としての可能性を展望・予想する内容となっています。
ぜひお手にとって、ご覧いただけますと幸いです。
なお、編集後記にもありますように、次号の『軍事研究』2019年2月号（2019年1月10日発売）は「宇宙戦争のすべて」という特集が組まれる予定で、私も一本記事を書いています。こちらもぜひ、よろしくお願い申し上げます。
記事で使用した参照
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https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/x-40.htm - Future-X – NASA
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https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/x-33/99-139.htm - Boeing X-40A | NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/history/experimental_aircraft/X-40A.html - NASA – X-37 fact sheet
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https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/55583main_vision_space_exploration2.pdf - X-37 MSP Integrated Tech Testbed – GlobalSecurity.org
https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/x-37.htm - X-37A Approach & Landing Technology Vehicle – GlobalSecurity.org
https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/x-37a.htm - Air Force officials launch Atlas V carrying X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle – U.S. Air Force
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https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104539/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle/ - Boeing: Autonomous Systems – X-37B
https://www.boeing.com/defense/autonomous-systems/x37b/index.page - Spaceflight Now | Atlas Launch Report | Air Force spaceplane is an odd bird with a twisted past
https://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av012/100402x37update/ - X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lands at Vandenberg AFB – U.S. Air Force
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/114795/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-lands-at-vandenberg-afb/ - Air Force space vehicle comes in for a landing – U.S. Air Force
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/110998/air-force-space-vehicle-comes-in-for-a-landing/ - X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-3 Lands at Vandenberg AFB – Vandenberg Air Force Base
https://www.vandenberg.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/737150/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-3-lands-at-vandenberg-afb/ - X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 lands at Kennedy Space Center – U.S. Air Force
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1175402/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-4-lands-at-kennedy-space-center/ - 45th SW launches 5th OTV mission – U.S. Air Force
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/05/air-forces-x-37b-landing-kscs-slf/ - NASA Partners with X-37B Program for Use of Former Space Shuttle Hangars | NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/october/nasa-partners-with-x-37b-program-for-use-of-former-space-shuttle-hangars/ - Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Modified XR-5 Hall Thruster Demonstrates Successful On-Orbit Operation | Aerojet Rocketdyne
http://www.rocket.com/article/aerojet-rocketdyne%E2%80%99s-modified-xr-5-hall-thruster-demonstrates-successful-orbit-operation - NASA Test Materials to Fly on Air Force Space Plane | NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-test-materials-to-fly-on-air-force-space-plane - DARPA Picks Design for Next-Generation Spaceplane
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2017-05-24 - Boeing: Phantom Express
http://www.boeing.com/space/phantom-express/index.page - X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle and Derivatives
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https://dod.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech-View/Article/606635/
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