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
Hitching a ride on the same B-52 mother ship that once launched X-15 research aircraft in the 1960s, NASA's X-43A scramjet and it's Pegasus booster rocket performed a captive carry evaluation flight from Edwards Air Force Base, California, January 26, 2004. The X-43 and it's booster remained mated to the B-52 throughout this mission, 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.
- Date
- 2004-01-26
- Photographer / author
- NASA/Tom Tschida
- Collection
- AFRC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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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" (2004-01-26). NASA/AFRC/NASA/Tom Tschida. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/ED04-0019-1Need photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 90862.
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