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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. Fast times at tax-payers' expense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Maybe we can practice other completely unnecessary acts of money waste.

  2. And then what? by rooskie · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    do we really need to go this fast?

  3. now that bush has been reelected by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I wonder how this will be used to hunt for and destroy civi i mean terrorists.

  4. Great by justsomebody · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    But why would they use this speed.

    Since their space program is almost dead and their air program is too fast for earthlings, one could wonder where's the catch in this

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  5. Re:Travel backwards in time... by StudyOfEfficiency · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You mean, and stop voting fraud so your vote for Kerry actually gets counted.

  6. NASA who? by LibertineR · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Sorry guys, but you are now Burt Rutan's bitch.

    Who needs ya? You were good in your day, but it aint that day anymore.

  7. 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.