X-43A team poised to break its own speed record Nov. 15

NASA's X-43A "Hyper-X" team is poised to break its own airspeed record Nov. 15 during the third and final flight of the hypersonic demonstrator, which will shoot for Mach 10. The X-43A program achieved the fastest flight of an air-breathing aircraft March 27 during a successful Mach 6.83 (5,000 mph)...

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