X33 may not be dead afterall
http://www.msnbc.com/news/670568.asp
SPACE.COM SOURCES suggest that X-33 flight hardware will now be placed in storage at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., under U.S. Air Force auspices.
Much of the never-flown vehicle has been completed. The suborbital space plane, along with major tools and other equipment, now in a hangar at neighboring Palmdale, Calif., will be moved to a launch complex at the Edwards desert base. That site was specially constructed to support a series of suborbital test hops of the craft.
Intentions of the Air Force in keeping the project under its care are not clear, a source said.