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The X-43A/Pegasus combination dropped into the Pacific Ocean after losing control early in the first free-flight attempt
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The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's NB-52B carrier aircraft from Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on June 2, 2001 for the first of three high-speed free flight attempts. About an hour and 15 minutes later the Pegasus booster was released from the B-52 to accelerate the X-43A to its intended speed of Mach 7.
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Credit lineThe X-43A/Pegasus combination dropped into the Pacific Ocean after losing control early in the first free-flight attempt. NASA/AFRC, 2001-06-02. Public domain. ID: EC01-0182-11.
