
Chuck Rogers of the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center, Trong Bui, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Aerospike Rocket project…

The Dryden Aerospike Rocket Test provided the first known data from a solid-fueled aerospike rocket in flight. The test took…

A closeup of one of the Cesaroni Technology, Inc. – constructed aerospike nozzles used in the Dryden Aerospike Rocket Test.

The X-43A separated from its booster at about Mach 7, after which the supersonic ram jet demonstrated thrust in excess…