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NASA’s first X-43A crashed into the Pacific in 2001 — the two that followed set hypersonic records no aircraft has beaten in 22 years

In the early 2000s, NASA was among the first to achieve sustained hypersonic flight. As part of the broader Hyper-X program, ...
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NASA’s X-43D was designed to fly at Mach 15 — engineers warned the aircraft would have literally melted in flight

NASA’s X-43D was designed to fly at speeds approaching Mach 15 — roughly 11,000 miles per hour — using a hydrogen-fueled ...
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All the airlines cancelling flights and adding costs due to jet fuel crisis

Officials have suggested that airlines have just weeks of fuel left (Picture: Getty Images) As airlines contend with the jet fuel crisis, passengers are being hit from both sides: more cancelled ...