Message posted by SEZBRONCO on February 02, 2004 at 5:12:10 PST:
NASA's hypersonic (Mach 7) X-43, will be ready for test flight as early as February. The X-43's scramjet engine will take it's oxygen from the atmosphere rather than carrying the oxygen supply aboard the craft, making it faster, lighter and more fuel efficient.
Attached link: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/improvingflight/x43_26_jan.html
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