Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar

The Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar ("Dynamic Soarer") was a United States Air Force (USAF) program to develop a spaceplane that could be used for a variety of military missions, including aerial reconnaissance, bombing, space rescue, satellite maintenance, and as a space interceptor to sabotage enemy satellites. The program ran from October 24, 1957 to December 10, 1963, cost US$660 million ($5.1 billion today), and was cancelled just after spacecraft construction had begun.

Other spacecraft under development at the time, such as Mercury or Vostok, were based on space capsules that returned on ballistic re-entry profiles. Dyna-Soar was more like the much later Space Shuttle. It could not only travel to distant targets at the speed of an intercontinental ballistic missile, it was designed to glide to earth like an aircraft under control of a pilot. It could land at an airfield, rather than simply falling to earth and landing with a parachute. Dyna-Soar could also reach earth orbit, like Mercury or Gemini.

X20 (album)

X20 is a 2007 album by the Belgian musical act Suicide Commando. The album title is in reference to the 20th anniversary of Suicide Commando's existence. It was released as a box set, containing "Best Of" CD, "Remix" CD, very first live DVD in the history of Suicide Commando and exclusive bonus single "Fuck You Bitch" (the single was only released in this box set as a CD - otherwise it's only available as digital download purchase).

The box set featured a 48-page booklet containing photos (taken between 1986 and 2006) and short guide to Suicide Commando's history.

The special "Remix" CD and "Best of" CD were later released as separate albums.

Best Of CD

List of express bus routes in New York City

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of express bus routes in New York City. Express bus routes operated by MTA New York City Transit, or under contract to the city Economic Development Corporation by Academy Bus, are assigned an express (X) prefix, while those operated by MTA Bus Company are assigned multi-borough (for instance QM) prefixes.

Below is a list of all express bus lines operating within the City of New York. The unidirectional fare, payable in coins or MetroCard, is $6.50. Discount fare media is available.

Manhattan to Staten Island

Unless otherwise indicated, most routes travel to and from Staten Island via the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and the Gowanus Expressway and then the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel into Lower Manhattan, or via a somewhat faster route via the Goethals Bridge and the New Jersey Turnpike and then the Lincoln Tunnel directly into Midtown Manhattan.

Routes X1 to X22A, X30 to X31, and X42 are operated by New York City Transit. Routes X23 and X24 are operated by Academy Bus.