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NASA to Attempt Mach 10 Flight Next Week

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hello-john-val-says-hi dept.

Dirak writes "NASA intends to break its own aircraft-speed record for the second time this year by flying X43a scramjet ten times faster than sound. On November 15 the X-43A supersonic-combustion ramjet - or scramjet - will again take to the skies aiming for Mach 10."

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  1. Ahead or behind? by Obfuscant · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    So, is NASA 8 months behind schedule on this, or four months ahead? I mean, this is already November, they missed March by ... excuse me a second, the phone's ringing...

    Oh, MACH Ten. Nevermind.