X-40A demonstrator has second successful free-flight test
The futuristic X-40A vehicle, a technology demonstrator for NASA's X-37 program, had a successful second free-flight test on April 12, NASA announced. An Army Chinook helicopter lifted the X-40A 15,050 feet and released it at 8:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. It then reached a speed of 428 feet per...
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