NASA Jet Might Have Hit Record 5,000 Mph

NASA has succeeded in setting a new speed record.

"The unpiloted X-43A made an 11-second powered flight, then went through some twists and turns during a six-minute glide before plunging into the Pacific Ocean about 400 miles off the California coast."

Dang - they took off from Edwards - just around the corner !

"The 12-foot-long, 2,800-pound X-43A was mounted on a Pegasus rocket booster and carried to an altitude of 40,000 feet by a modified B-52 bomber, which took off from Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert."

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