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NASA's 5,000-Mph Jet Makes First Flight
Associated Press ^
| 3/27/04
| ROBERT JABLON
Posted on 03/27/2004 6:28:43 PM PST by anymouse
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This appears to be a technical breakthrough, although until the telemetry data is analized we should wait before getting too excited about this. At least it didn't blow up this time. :)
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posted on
03/27/2004 6:28:44 PM PST
by
anymouse
To: *Space; KevinDavis
space ping
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posted on
03/27/2004 6:29:13 PM PST
by
anymouse
To: anymouse
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posted on
03/27/2004 6:35:24 PM PST
by
risk
The booster on the hypersonic X-43A ignites after the plane detached from a modified B-52 bomber which had carried the X-43A to an altitude of 40,000 feet, after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Saturday, March 27, 2004, in this image made from NASA (news - web sites) TV.
Three years after its first test flight ended in an explosion, NASA on Saturday successfully launched the X-43A, an experimental jet designed to reach speeds approaching 5,000 mph.
(AP Photo/NASA TV via APTN)
To: anymouse
Technological hurdles mean it will be decades before such a plane could enter service. And NASA's role in developing the technology remains in doubt, as the agency recently cut funding for more advanced versions of the X-43A. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. Sometimes I just stare, slacked jawed, in utter amazement as the bean counters, clerks and jerks undercut such technological achievements.
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posted on
03/27/2004 6:41:42 PM PST
by
Archangelsk
(Shall we have a king?)
To: anymouse
The Department of Defense (news - web sites) also is working on the technology, which it's eyeing for use in bombers that quickly could reach targets anywhere on the globe. To work, the engine must be traveling at about five times the speed of sound requiring an initial boost that only a rocket can provide.
Now that would be a sight to behold, a rocket boosting a bomber to five times the speed of sound and then have the scram jet kick in.
Wander if they would launch from Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg AFB?
Another question that comes to mind is why not fire the rocket at the target in the first place???
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posted on
03/27/2004 7:03:49 PM PST
by
varon
(Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
To: anymouse
Roger Ramjet (and his American Eagles) would be proud...
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posted on
03/27/2004 7:23:29 PM PST
by
KangarooJacqui
(The Internet - it's a jungle out there... *brushes vines away from screen*)
To: KangarooJacqui
I used to watch that show . . . many moons ago.
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posted on
03/27/2004 7:41:56 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is slavery.)
To: varon
Another question that comes to mind is why not fire the rocket at the target in the first place??? The Cold War doctrine was a "three legged" force: ICBMs, SLBMs, and bombers. The idea is that if one leg is cut due to an unexpected technology advance by our enemies, we can still respond in other ways.
Otherwise it does seem redundant in that any point on Earth is reachable by U.S.-based ICBMs in under an hour.
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posted on
03/27/2004 7:42:28 PM PST
by
eno_
(Freedom Lite - it's almost worth defending)
To: scott7278; concentric circles; NewRomeTacitus; Centurion2000; ZGuy; dljordan; BaBaStooey
Ping
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posted on
03/27/2004 7:43:09 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is slavery.)
To: BenLurkin
I used to watch that show . . . many moons ago.
Me too. Damn, now I've got the theme song running through my head....
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posted on
03/27/2004 8:03:19 PM PST
by
KangarooJacqui
(Always looking to the skies...)
To: varon
Another question that comes to mind is why not fire the rocket at the target in the first place??? ICBMs cannot be recalled.
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posted on
03/27/2004 8:32:06 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
To: Archangelsk
just stare, slacked jawed, in utter amazement as the bean counters, clerks and jerks undercut such technological achievements So do I, but they need the funding for NASA for other programs, like Medicare, Social Security, Hillerycare, and various and sundry other vote buying schemes...........
Politicians are like diapers: they should be changed often, and for the same reasons!! (Ex. Ted Kennedy)
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posted on
03/27/2004 8:47:53 PM PST
by
dirtbiker
(Solution for Terrorism: Nuke 'em 'till they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark!)
To: BenLurkin
The first thing I would consider is the ability to transport relatively light yet critically important physical materials around the planet when speed is critical (Balto eat your heart out).
What we really need is transporter technology, but while there are maniacs loose who would abuse it to spread mass murder I'm thankful we're nowhere near that point of development.
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posted on
03/27/2004 9:13:58 PM PST
by
NewRomeTacitus
(Beam me up, Scotty, and trim my waist while you're at it.)
To: Archangelsk
could it be that is was cut because the military as ALREADY undertaken the project and it would just be easier to work on it and move the resources and people over to that side.
Besides such a tactical advantage is better secured in military circles that the open area of NASA.
To: anymouse
So the scramjet worked. Excellent. Sure, it's only the first successful test, but it's better than an unsuccessful test.
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posted on
03/27/2004 11:34:50 PM PST
by
FierceDraka
(Service and Glory!)
To: Archangelsk
It is not really true, they just moved more money to the USAF. The project is in great shape. Just more Bush bashing.
To: anymouse
I watched it on TV. Amazing.
A jet with no moving parts. Amazing.
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posted on
03/28/2004 1:39:39 AM PST
by
Fledermaus
(Ðíé F£éðérmáú§ ^;;^ says, "I give Dick Clarke's American Grandstand a 39...you can't dance to it.")
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posted on
03/28/2004 2:51:29 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
To: anymouse
For once NASA is on the right track.
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posted on
03/28/2004 2:52:21 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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