Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
NASA's X-43A Scramjet Sets Air Speed Record
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 29, 2004 is “NASA's X-43A Scramjet Sets Air Speed Record,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: X-43A Development Team , DFRC , NASA. The original explanation runs about 171 words.
From the explanation
“Using oxygen from the air itself, a NASA experimental jet propelled itself past Mach 7 in the atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean this weekend. The small automated X-43A Hyper-X craft was dropped from a huge converted B-52 bomber and then accelerated by a standard Pegasus rocket .”
— APOD editors, March 29, 2004
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- March 29, 2004
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Illustration Credit: X-43A Development Team , DFRC , NASA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 171 words