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Second Test of X-43A Scramjet Tomorrow

Posted by michael on from the once-the-rockets-go-up-who-cares-where-they-come-down dept.

pinkUZI writes "NASA says its new Hyper-X, a jet capable of flying some 5,000mph - seven times the speed of sound - will be ready to take a test cruise across the Pacific this Saturday. This is actually NASA's second attempt; the first, in 2001, failed when stabilizing fins flew off the plane's booster rocket and controllers ordered the craft destroyed. CNN has the story." NASA's mission web page has more information, photos, etc.

14 of 325 comments (clear)

  1. Darwin Award winner by wawannem · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Is this where someone is supposed to make a reference to the urban legend about someone attaching a jet engine to their car and crashing into the side of a mountain? You know, the one where they say that they only found a few teeth and fingernails embedded in the dashboard.

  2. zooom by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the x-43a scramjet gets teh fRist post!~

  3. Mod parent up - not flamebait but helpful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you mod both parent and grandparent up, you are helping make slashdot a better place. Geeks thrive on truth and open discussion!
    Also, admit it - you were very much helped by the parent. +1 INFORMATIVE (and helpful)

  4. MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Military usage of this jet is hardly infeasible, so I'd hesitate to judge the parent as 'Offtopic'.
    Zealot right wing mods at work.

    1. Re:MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      More censorship of unpopular political opinions. I can see why people join the 'jihad' now.
      Here's an idea (stolen from a k5 signature I believe); if you disagree with something, *REPLY*, don't *MODERATE*. Modding down is for kiddies who post goatse ascii; unpopular opinions should be debated, not censored.

  5. Yay for me! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    ALL desert dwellers are degenerates.

    Forest dwellers RULE!!!

    1. Re:Yay for me! by intertwingled · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      wolverines rule. They are the most badass animal in the forset. You see a wolverine (usually in c ranky mood), saunter into one side of a woods, you see all of the other animals fleeing out the other side of the woods. Even grizzly bears don't fuck with wolverines. Wolverines have even been known to steal food from Grizzlies. Long live wolverines!

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    2. Re:Yay for me! by matthewmok · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      THe most badd@ss in the forest is me then. Because I have come across one before and blew his growling head right off with a .30-06 Contender.

      Dumb animal -- should have known better than to mess with me.

    3. Re:Yay for me! by intertwingled · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes, sadly, the only threat to wolverines is man. That is why they are becoming rare in civilized areas. But you could also blow away a grizzly bear with a bazooka... What's the point?

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  6. Is this not just about the same as yesterday? by FroMan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/2 5/141238&mode=nested&tid=134&tid=160

    michael on both?

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  7. Shotgun! by aardvarkjoe · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nt

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  8. Re:Use of technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ffs moderators ... this is something called an "opinion". The way mature people deal with disagreements of "opinion" is to debate them, NOT to censor them like some petty fascist.

  9. Re:Second Post of X-43A Article Today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic










    It could be, I have a history of being redundant. I would argue however that the article posted is not a dupe because the article posted is new (remember it's about clicking the links and reading the articles), we are merely discussing the same subject matter as we did about 23 hours ago.

    Did you notice that michael cleverly mod'd down all the posts that criticized him for being redundant? To me, that is a much more interesting topic than the one at hand.


















  10. Re:Use of technology by Machine9 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We don't need anything beyond a stick. Of course, there will be treacherous governments that equip their armies with the much more advanced board-with-nail-in-it. Violating all sorts of treaties with their sophisticated military might.

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