Thursday, November 20, 2014

"Wavelight" by Gavin Heffernan

What's a Scramjet? | NASA Archives

NASA avionics technicians Randy Wagner and Terry Bishop make final adjustments on the scramjet-powered X-43A before its record Mach 9.6 flight.

NASA X-43A Hypersonic Vehicle Mated to Pegasus Booster Rocket

NASA X-43A Hypersonic Research Aircraft: Head-on View

The small size of the NASA X-43A scramjet is evident in this nose-on view while mounted to its modified Pegasus booster under the wing of NASA's B-52B mothership.

NASA X-43A/Pegasus Launch: New Mach 10 Speed Record!

NASA B-52B Takeoff: X-43 Hypersonic Vehicle & Pegasus Booster

NASA's X-43A: Getting Ready for Mach 10 | NASA Dryden Video