SCH Number 2008104002
Project Info
- Title
- Environmental Assessment for Flight Test to the Edge of Space
- Description
- The U.S. Air Force proposes to conduct up to 8 flight tests annually at very high altitudes (up to 264,000 feet above sea level) over the western U.S. and Pacific Ocean. These flight tests would reach speeds faster than the speed of sound and land at Edwards AFB, CA. this EA serves as a foundation for a first flight in 2011 and would be re-evaluated after 2015. This EA evaluates 6 alternative addressing the launch, flight, and landing phase at Edwards AFB.
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