Post by Administrator on Mar 28, 2004 3:23:48 GMT -5
Three years after its first test flight ended in an explosion, NASA on Saturday successfully launched an experimental jet designed to reach speeds approaching 5,000 m.p.h.
The unpiloted X-43A made a 10-second powered flight, then went through some twists and turns during a six-minute glide before plunging into the Pacific Ocean about 400 miles off the California coast.
``Everything worked according to plan. It's been wonderful,'' NASA spokeswoman Leslie Williams said. ``I actually thought it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. We've been waiting a few years.''
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The unpiloted X-43A made a 10-second powered flight, then went through some twists and turns during a six-minute glide before plunging into the Pacific Ocean about 400 miles off the California coast.
``Everything worked according to plan. It's been wonderful,'' NASA spokeswoman Leslie Williams said. ``I actually thought it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. We've been waiting a few years.''
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