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Mar 27, 2004
NASA's B-52B launch aircraft cruises to a test range over the Pacific Ocean carrying the second X-43A vehicle attached to a Pegasus rocket on March 27, 2004
The second X-43A hypersonic research aircraft, attached to a modified Pegasus booster rocket and followed by a chase...
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Mar 27, 2004
A modified Pegasus rocket ignites moments after release from the B-52B, beginning the acceleration of the X-43A over the Pacific Ocean on March 27, 2004
The second X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket accelerate after launch from...
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Jan 26, 2004
The black X-43A rides on the front of a modified Pegasus booster rocket hung from the special pylon under the wing of NASA's B-52B mother ship. The photo was taken during a captive carry flight Jan. 26, 2004 to verify systems before an upcoming launch
The black X-43A rides on the front of a modified Pegasus booster rocket hung from the special pylon under the wing...
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Nov 9, 1989
Pegasus Mated to B-52 Mothership - First Flight
The Pegasus air-launched space booster is carried aloft under the right wing of NASA's B-52 carrier aircraft on its...
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Mar 15, 2001
The X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus® booster rocket recently underwent combined systems testing while mounted to NASA's NB-52B carrier aircraft
The first of three X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus® booster rocket recently underwent...
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Mar 15, 2001
NASA's NB-52B carrier aircraft rolls down a taxiway with the X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus® booster rocket slung from a pylon under its right wing
NASA's NB-52B carrier aircraft rolls down a taxiway at Edwards Air Force Base with the X-43A hypersonic research...
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Mar 15, 2001
The X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus® booster rocket nestled under the wing of NASA's NB-52B carrier aircraft during pre-flight systems testing
The X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus® booster rocket are nestled under the wing of NASA's...
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Mar 15, 2001
NASA's NB-52B carrier aircraft rolls down a taxiway with the X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus® booster rocket attached to a pylon under its right wing.
As part of a combined systems test conducted by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA's NB-52B carrier aircraft...
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Jun 2, 2001
Moments after release from NASA's B-52 carrier aircraft, the X-43A/Pegasus "stack" is seen before ignition of the Pegasus rocket motor on
The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's...
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Jun 2, 2001
X-43A departs NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for first free-flight attempt
The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's...
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Jun 2, 2001
Ignition of the Pegasus rocket moments after release from the B-52 signaled acceleration of the X-43A/Pegasus combination over the Pacific Ocean
The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's...
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Jun 2, 2001
The X-43A/Pegasus combination dropped into the Pacific Ocean after losing control early in the first free-flight attempt
The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA's...
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Jun 14, 2017
Turn Basin Construction
Modifications are underway at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin wharf at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Pegasus barge carrying external tank 130 moves through the Banana River bridge in...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Towed by tugboats, the Pegasus barge with its cargo of external tank 130 nears the dock in...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Pegasus barge with its cargo of external tank 130 docks in the turn basin near the...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Tugboats move the Pegasus barge carrying external tank 130 through the Banana River toward...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An alligator basks in the sun on the bank of the Banana River near NASA's Kennedy Space...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Pegasus barge carrying external tank 130 moves up the Banana River in Florida after an...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Pegasus barge carrying external tank 130 moves through the Banana River bridge in...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Towed by tugboats, the Pegasus barge with its cargo of external tank 130 nears the dock in...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A bright sun and blue sky herald the passage of the Pegasus barge through the Banana River...
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Dec 3, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Pegasus barge carrying external tank 130 arrives at Port Canaveral in Florida after an...
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Nov 1, 1964
Saturn Apollo Program
The Saturn I S-I stages for the SA-8 and SA-10 mission in final assembly phase in a manufacturing building at the...
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