Hyper-X Captive Carry Test Flight #2 - January 26,
2004
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Hitching a ride on NASA's B-52 mother ship, the
X-43A scramjet performed a captive carry evaluation flight from
Edwards Air Force Base, California, January 26, 2004. Beginning
of takeoff.. |
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Hitching a ride on NASA's B-52 mother ship, the
X-43A scramjet performed a captive carry evaluation flight from
Edwards Air Force Base, California, January 26, 2004. Taking off. |
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Engineers and technicians in the control room at
the Dryden Flight Research Center must constantly monitor critical
operations and checks during research projects like NASA's hypersonic
X-43A. Visible in the photo, taken two days before the X-43's
captive carry flight in January 2004, are [foreground to background];
Tony Kawano (Range Safety Officer), Brad Neal (Mission Controller),
and Griffin Corpening (Test Conductor). |
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NASA's historic B-52 mother ship carried the X-43A
and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from
Edwards Air Force Base Jan. 26, 2004. The X-43 and its booster
remained mated to the B-52 throughout the two-hour flight, intended
to check its readiness for launch. The hydrogen-fueled aircraft
is autonomous and has a wingspan of approximately 5 feet, measures
12 feet long and weighs about 2,800 pounds. |
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NASA's historic B-52 mother ship carried the X-43A
and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from
Edwards Air Force Base Jan. 26, 2004. The X-43A and its booster
remained mated to the B-52 throughout the two-hour flight, intended
to check its readiness for launch. The hydrogen-fueled aircraft
is autonomous and has a wingspan of approximately 5 feet, measures
12 feet long and weighs about 2,800 pounds. |
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NASA's historic B-52 mother ship carried the X-43A
and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from
Edwards Air Force Base Jan. 26, 2004. The X-43A and its booster
remained mated to the B-52 throughout the two-hour flight, intended
to check its readiness for launch. The hydrogen-fueled aircraft
is autonomous and has a wingspan of approximately 5 feet, measures
12 feet long and weighs about 2,800 pounds. |
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NASA's historic B-52 mother ship carried the X-43A
and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from
Edwards Air Force Base Jan. 26, 2004. The X-43A and its booster
remained mated to the B-52 throughout the two-hour flight, intended
to check its readiness for launch. The hydrogen-fueled aircraft
is autonomous and has a wingspan of approximately 5 feet, measures
12 feet long and weighs about 2,800 pounds. |
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The black X-43A rides on the front of a modified
Pegasus booster rocket hung from the special pylon under the wing
of NASA's B-52B mother ship. The photo was taken during a captive
carry flight Jan. 26, 2004 to verify systems before an upcoming
launch. |
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