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NASA – X-43A Pre-Flight Briefing Rescheduled For Nov. 10

Release: 04-55
Due to weather concerns and scheduling conflicts for use of the U.S. Navy’s test range off the Southern California coast, the final flight of NASA’s X-43A hypersonic research aircraft has been rescheduled for no earlier than Monday, Nov. 15.
As a result of the flight delay, the X-43A pre-flight news media briefing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center originally scheduled for Nov. 5 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. EST). The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television, and webcast at https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html. Reporters unable to attend the session may submit questions to the panelists during the briefing via e-mail at x43nov@dfrc.nasa.gov or by phone at (661) 276-3449.
Media representatives planning to attend the Nov. 10 briefing must contact NASA Dryden public affairs at 661-276-3449 no later than 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8. Those planning to cover the flight itself and the post-flight news conference should contact NASA Dryden public affairs no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10 for accreditation.
Flight schedule updates for news media are available by phoning 661/276-2564 or on the web at https://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/x43-main.html.
NASA TV is available on the Web and via satellite in the continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, at 72 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV is available on AMC-7, Transponder 18C, at 137 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 4060.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
For further information about the X-43A and NASA’s Hyper-X hypersonic research program on the Internet, log on to: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/x43-main.html

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X-43A Pre-Flight Briefing Rescheduled For Nov. 10