The second X-43A hypersonic research vehicle, mounted under the right wing of the B-52B launch aircraft, viewed from the B-52…
Pathfinder ground preparations prior to altitude record setting flight of 71,500 feet.
Extreme close-up of the SR-71B operated by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, gives an unusual view of the…
The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA’s NB-52B carrier aircraft…
NASA’s SR-71B and F-18 HARV aircraft left Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on March 24, 2003.
The first of three X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus® booster rocket underwent combined systems testing while mounted…
Pathfinder aircraft in flight.
Pathfinder aircraft in flight.
The second X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket left the runway, carried aloft by NASA’s B-52B…
An artist’s conception of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, or “Hyper-X” in flight.
