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NASA aborts X-43A speed test after Pegasus rocket goes off course
NASA canceled a planned test of the X-43A scramjet after a Pegasus booster released from a B-52 went out of control and was destroyed off the California coast. The jet was to ascend to 95 000 feet and complete a 10 second powered flight before splashing down. No injuries or damage were reported.
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Los Angeles
NASA
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Leslie Williams
Pacific Ocean
Gordon Fullerton
Kevin Petersen
Dryden Flight Research Center