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X-43A Hypersonic Flight Delayed Until Nov 15
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2004 Due to weather and scheduling concerns, the third flight of NASA's X-43A hypersonic research aircraft has been rescheduled for no earlier than Monday, Nov. 15, 2004. If availability of the U.S. Navy test range off the Southern California coast or weather conditions preclude conducting the mission, Nov. 16 is the backup date for the flight. The flight is scheduled at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. The mission is intended to flight-validate the operation of the X-43A's supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) engine at an airspeed of almost Mach 10, about 6,800 mph. Technicians are preparing the research vehicle and its rocket booster for mating to the B-52B launch aircraft. Project engineers are completing control room training for the mission. The final X-43A mission is also expected to be the last research mission for NASA's venerable B-52B "mothership" heavy launch aircraft. It is due for retirement after almost 50 years of service. A pre-flight news media briefing at Dryden is rescheduled for the week of Nov. 8-12. The exact date will be announced to coincide with the X-43A mission. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links X-43A at NASA SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com
Successful First Test For Vega's Zefiro 9 Engine
Paris, France(ESA) Dec 28, 2005Flames, smoke and a deafening noise accompanied the first firing test of Vega's Zefiro 9 third-stage solid rocket motor. A first examination of the data indicates that everything went well at the test carried out yesterday at Salto de Quirra in southeast Sardinia. |
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