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NASA scramjet launch postponed to Tuesday

NASA scramjet launch postponed to Tuesday
Posted on: Nov. 16th, 2004 || www.spaceflightnow.com

Nov. 16th, 2004 - NASA scramjet launch postponed to Tuesday

NASA will try again Tuesday to launch its scramjet-powered X-43A hypersonic research craft to Mach 10 after today's attempt was foiled by glitches that kept the mission on the ground.

"It just gives you an appreciation for some of the issues and problems we have to deal with in flight testing. It is the nature of the game," said X-43A chief engineer Griffin Corpening.

The B-52 mothership never rolled to the runway for takeoff from California's Edwards Air Force Base with the Pegasus rocket booster and X-43A. Time ran out to conduct the launch because problems pushed back the day's timeline too much.

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