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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
Summary and Key Points: Expert Steve Balestrieri recounts NASA’s Hyper-X program, an eight-year, $230 million effort whose 12-foot, 3,300-pound X-43A, launched from a B-52 on a Pegasus booster, flew Mach 6.83 and then Mach 9.64 at 110,000 feet on November …
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