NASA B-52B Carries Pegasus Booster, X-43A Aircraft
The X-43A is attached to the front of a Pegasus booster rocket, which is set to be carried beneath NASA’s B-52B wing. A dry run, known as a captive carry mission, was conducted to monitor the research hardware in flight for any challenges. The January 2004 X-43A flight was based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
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EC04-0027-082
Date Created
January 22, 2004
Center
AFRC
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image
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NASA/Tony Landis
Location
AFRC
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