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Photo: NASA's X-43A scramjet
Monday's flight of the X-43A is to test a type of supersonic engine that uses forward motion for power.
Photo: NASA's X-43A scramjet
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Photo credit: NASA
The pilotless X-43A scramjet, seen here in an artist's conception, carries a type of supersonic engine that uses forward motion for power.