X-43A Record Speed Flight Commemorated

The X-15 experimental aircraft achieved its first hypersonic flight on June 23, 1961, soaring at speeds over five times the speed of sound. Later, the X-43A reached about 7,000 mph using innovative engines that harnessed atmospheric oxygen. For nearly eight decades, NASA Armstrong has been at the forefront of high-speed research, achieving these and many other milestones. Today, our engineers are developing technologies to make space access safer and more affordable, and to bring routine commerc

85K views · 1.2K reactions | NASA's supersonic X-59 jet took its first test flight this week in California, with an agency official calling the plane "the future of supersonic travel." The aircraft's unique shape allows it to travel more quietly than the disruptive Concorde flights that led to a ban of supersonic travel over the U.S. https://abcnews.visitlink.me/FbqIEt | ABC News | Facebook