DC-XA hit 1,950 feet on second flight

NASA's DC-XA reusable launch vehicle testbed reached 1,950 feet on its second test flight Friday and returned to its pad is such good shape vehicle managers contemplated a fast-turnaround third flight later in the day to demonstrate the "airplane-like operations" that will enable an RLV to fly...

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