Second Hypersonic X-51 Flight Set For March 22

A dress rehearsal for the second flight of the X-51A Waverider hypersonic scramjet engine demonstrator is scheduled for March 16, with the B-52 mothership to fly the launch profile planned for the actual flight, slated for March 22. The second X-51A will attempt to fly the same profile as the first...

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