November 15, 2004
- At 2100 GMT, NASA will launch its air-breathing X43-A Hypersonic Scramjet craft from on top a B52A at 12 km where a rocket booster will take the X-43A to 33.5 km at which point the experimental craft will be on its own to attempt Mach 10 speed. The craft will splash down into the ocean and it won't be recovered. This is the third launch by NASA of a scramjet. In June 2001, the first mission, the craft went off course and had to be disabled. In March 2004, the craft set a speed record of Mach 6.83. BBC NASA space.com
- Update: The mission has been scrubbed for today due to technical glitches with X-43A instrumentation. When the issues were addressed, not enough time remained in the launch window. Another flight attempt will be made tomorrow. Tomorrow's launch window for the X-43A/Pegasus combination will be from 2-4 p.m., PST. NASA
Read more about this topic: November 2004 In Science
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