NASA tests X-33 materials on F-15B

NASA is flight testing Thermal Protection System materials intended for the X-33 reusable launch vehicle on an F-15B fighter to determine the durability of the materials before the X-33 begins test flights next summer. The materials are mounted on the forward left side of the F-15B's Flight Test...

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