In 2004, the 12-foot-long, unmanned X-43A was the fastest powered air-breathing vehicle to date at Mach 6.8 in March and Mach 9.6 in November. Each record flight was just seconds long, yet in those ...
LOS ANGELES -- Three years after its first test flight ended in an explosion, NASA on Saturday successfully launched an experimental jet that the agency believes reached a record-setting speed of ...
NASA's X-43A hypersonic demonstrator is gearing up for its second Mach 7 flight attempt next month, the outcome of which may determine whether the program will make a third flight attempt at Mach 10.