NASA delays flight of X-43A hypersonic demonstrator

NASA has decided to delay the next flight attempt of the X-43A hypersonic demonstrator until late March or early April while engineers recalculate the vehicle's flight profile and replace a rudder actuator that may have been damaged in a recent accident. The 12-foot X-43A, or "Hyper-X," is a...

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