NASA wants to use X-34 for hypersonics experiments

NASA is forming plans to use the Orbital Sciences/Rockwell X-34 reusable launch vehicle as a Mach 12 testbed for technology experiments that could lead to hypersonic flight in the coming century. Once the X-34 enters regular commercial operations late this decade, the agency wants to use the two...

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