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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Virgin Galactic, NASA Team Up to Develop Space-Plane Travel


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An artist's rendering depicts the X-43B, an as-yet-unbuilt NASA prototype designed to fly at over five times the speed of sound. Under a new agreement, NASA and Virgin Galactic will collaborate to study the feasibility of developing such a craft for hypersonic passenger travel.

Image courtesy Media Fusion Inc./NASA