X-43

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X-43A The X-43A was an experimental hypersonic aircraft developed by -NASA- as part of the Hyper-X program. The primary goal of the program was to demonstrate and validate technologies for air-breathing hypersonic flight, which could revolutionize both space travel and high-speed transportation. The X-43A was a small, unpiloted, lifting body aircraft with a length of about 3,65 meters (12 feet) and a wingspan of 1,52 meters (5 feet). It was powered by a scramjet engine, which uses the oxygen fro