
Pegasus Rocket Booster Being Prepared for X-43A/Hyper-X Flight Test
Technicians prepare a Pegasus rocket booster for flight tests with the X-43A "Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle," or "Hyper-X." The X-43A, which will be attached to the Pegasus booster and drop launched from NASA's B-52 mothership, was developed to research dual-mode ramjet/scramjet propulsion system at speeds from Mach 7 up to Mach 10 (7 to 10 times the speed of sound, which varies with temperature and altitude).
Image Credit: NASA/Tony Landis
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TakenAugust 25, 1999
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Image CreditNASA/Tony Landis
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