Powered Flight of X-34 Slipped to Late Fall

First powered flight of NASA's X-34 reusable launch vehicle demonstrator has been set back several months to allow for additional integrated testing of the vehicle and its new 60,000-lb.-thrust Fastrac engine. Program officials had hoped to conduct the initial powered flight in August, but that...

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