NASA Experimental Jet Prepares for Flight
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In March, NASA (news - web sites) launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.
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An unmanned experimental jet broke  a world record for speed on Tuesday by accelerating to about  7,000 miles per hour high over the Pacific Ocean in a NASA test  of cutting-edge engine technology.
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NASA officials on Monday postponed for a day the launch of an unmanned experimental jet that would have attempted to shoot out across the Pacific Ocean at a record speed of more than 7,000 mph after an apparent glitch with its electronics systems.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE - NASA&#39;s unpiloted jet briefly reached more than nine times the speed of sound in a test flight on Tuesday.
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A new generation of superjets comes to life.
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NASA will attempt to break the aircraft speed record next week by flying a jet plane at 7,000 mph, or nearly 10 times the speed of sound, say planners for the agency&#39;s experimental X-43A project.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff at 7:38 p.m. EDT on Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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NASA will test its latest jet-powered aircraft for the final time next week, aiming to set a world record by flying at 10 times the speed of sound.
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Lockheed Martin prepares a successor to the Concorde -- a supersonic private jet that will fly at almost twice the speed of sound. By Robert Andrews.
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NASA unveils its newest supercomputer today during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the agency&#39;s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is watching the weather for Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
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An unmanned experimental jet has broken a world record for speed, cruising over the Pacific Ocean at just under 7000 miles (11,265km) per hour in a NASA test of cutting-edge &quot;scramjet&quot; engine technology.
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The crew of the shuttle's next flight get a taste for life on board as they prepare for launch just weeks away.
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Adventurer Steve Fossett is set to fly an experimental jet around the world without stopping or refuelling.
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An innovative engine that compresses air by its shape alone to reach hypersonic speeds will attempt to break its own record this week with a test flight over the Pacific Ocean.
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Final preparations were underway Monday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center for the long-awaited launch Wednesday of the space shuttle Atlantis.
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NASA researchers are one day away from testing what they hope will be the space agencyâs first unmanned vehicle capable of meeting up with other orbiting spacecraft.