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It's the 20th anniversary of the X-43A record speed flight! ⭐ NASA’s X-43A experimental aircraft set the world speed record for a jet-powered aircraft 20 years ago on Nov. 16, 2004. The flight originated from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The B-52B carried a Pegasus rocket under its wing, and the X-43A was attached to the rocket’s nose. Once in position over the Pacific Ocean, the rocket air-launched and its engine fired, and once in position, the X-43A’s engine

485K views · 4.4K reactions | JUST IN: SpaceX and NASA launch historic crewed mission, a landmark test flight that marks the first time American astronauts have blasted off from US soil in nearly a decade. | NBC News | Facebook

91K views · 1.3K reactions | NASA's supersonic X-59 jet took its first test flight this week in California, with an agency official calling the plane "the future of supersonic travel." The aircraft's unique shape allows it to travel more quietly than the disruptive Concorde flights that led to a ban of supersonic travel over the U.S. https://abcnews.visitlink.me/FbqIEt | ABC News | Facebook

18K views · 654 reactions | Before walking on the Moon, Neil Armstrong was a NASA test pilot. He made his first flight in the experimental X-15 aircraft #OnThisDay in 1960, flying at nearly 4,000 mph! Get to know his contributions to aerospace research before he was selected as an astronaut. https://www.nasa.gov/people/neil-a-armstrong/ | NASA History | Facebook