NASA has postponed
NASA has postponed a planned flight of its X-43A Mach 7 hypersonic testbed so Orbital Sciences Corp. can replace the rudder actuator on the experiment's Pegasus booster. The actuator hit its mechanical stop in a testing anomaly Feb. 11 and exceeded torque limits. The booster and testbed had been on...
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