DC-X ROCKET RESUMES TESTS
McDonnell Douglas' DC-X experimental rocket resumed flying last week, after being repaired from an external explosion on its fifth flight last June 27. The May 16 test expanded the flight envelope by flying faster at a given angle of attack, and reaching a higher altitude. Also, the descent to the...
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