X-43A hypersonic research aircraft mated to its modified Pegasus® booster rocket.
The first of three X-43A hypersonic research aircraft was mated to its modified Pegasus® booster rocket in late January at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.
- Date
- 2001-01-22
- Photographer / author
- NASA/Tom Tschida
- Collection
- AFRC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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