NASA Releases X-43 Accident Report
NASA has finally issued the report on the crash of the X-43A hypersonic propulsion testbed, which fell into the Pacific Ocean two years ago during the initial phase of boost by a modified Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL first-stage rocket. The basic problem was that the vehicle model used for...
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