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Old 10-06-2009, 10:37 PM
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Eventually they might be using scramjet aircraft to get into space.
In 2004, the unmanned X-43A was launched from a B-52 and flew at Mach 9.8.
The USAF Boeing X-51 scramjet-powered aircraft is scheduled to fly this year and will be dropped from a B-52 as well. NASA is involved.

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