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Research Aircraft Integration Facility Quick Facts Project Profile X-43

X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle
NASA’s historic B-52 mothership carried the X-43A and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive-carry flight from Edwards Air Force Base Jan. 26, 2004.
NASA / Carla Thomas

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Research Aircraft Integration Facility Quick Facts Project Profile X-43

The RAIF is a 120,000 square-foot, multi-story building comprised of six vehicle test bays, multiple maintenance and engineering labs, simulation labs and office space. All simulation labs and office areas have emergency UPS power with standalone generator backup.

The RAIF can be configured to accommodate up to 11 simulation laboratories on the second floor. Each lab can be tailored to support varying access and security requirements, while providing audio, video and data connectivity to any of the six facility hangar bays as well as to the Dryden Mission Control Center.

The co-location of research project vehicles, simulation and a multi-discipline engineering staff allows the RAIF to support advanced aeronautical and space-based research throughout all program phases within a single facility.

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Sep 29, 2023
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