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Artist’s Conception: X-43A in Free Flight
Artist’s Conception: X-43A in Free Flight

Artist’s depiction of a Hyper-X research vehicle under scramjet power in free-flight following separation from its booster rocket.

Centurion
Centurion

With the snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains as a backdrop and a motorcycle-mounted chase crew alongside, a quarter-scale model of the…

X-43A and Pegasus Booster Rocket Attached to B-52
X-43A and Pegasus Booster Rocket Attached to B-52

The third X-43A hypersonic research aircraft, attached to a modified Pegasus booster rocket, was taken to launch altitude by NASA’s…

X-38 Transported to DFRC after C-17 Delivery
X-38 Transported to DFRC after C-17 Delivery

NASA’s first X-38 Advanced Technology Demonstrator for the proposed Crew Return Vehicle is transported down a road at NASA’s Dryden…

Artist’s Rendering of X-43A, Pegasus Booster Rocket, and B-52 at 40,000 ft
Artist’s Rendering of X-43A, Pegasus Booster Rocket, and B-52 at 40,000 ft

This artist’s concept depicts the Hyper-X research vehicle riding on a booster rocket prior to being launched by the Dryden…

Early Desktop Model of X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle
Early Desktop Model of X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle

A side-view of an early desk-top model of NASA’s X-43A “Hyper-X,” or Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, which has been developed to…

X-38 and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
X-38 and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

NASA’s first X-38 Advanced Technology Demonstrator for the proposed Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) arrives at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center,…

X-38 in Protective Material, Prepped for Shipment
X-38 in Protective Material, Prepped for Shipment

The X-38 lifting body research vehicle, seen here wrapped in a protective material, is lowered onto a truck for shipping…

Third X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle Carried Aloft
Third X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle Carried Aloft

The third X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket left the runway, carried aloft by NASA’s B-52B…