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NASA’s first X-43A crashed into the Pacific in 2001 — the two that followed set hypersonic records no aircraft has beaten in 22 years
In the early 2000s, NASA was among the first to achieve sustained hypersonic flight. As part of the broader Hyper-X program, ...
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NASA’s X-43A flew at Mach 9.6 and 110,000 feet: No air-breathing aircraft has gone faster in the 22 years since that flight
NASA’s X-43A scramjet aircraft hit Mach 9.64 at 110,000 feet in November 2004—and that record for an air-breathing aircraft ...
NASA's X-59 supersonic jet ended its second test just nine minutes into flight, ending the one-hour event almost as soon as it began because of a system warning. Credit: NASA / Jim Ross Nothing seemed ...
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