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NASA retired its esteemed B-52B heavy-lift aircraft after nearly half a century of consistent service. The B-52B's initial mission carried aloft the first X-15 hypersonic rocket planes for testing.

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English: NASA retired its esteemed B-52B heavy-lift aircraft after nearly half a century of consistent service. The B-52B's initial mission carried aloft the first X-15 hypersonic rocket planes for testing. During the B-52B's lifetime, it has supported virtually all of NASA's aeronautical research needing an air launch vehicle. The aircraft's final mission launched the last X-43A scramjet in November 2004. The hypersonic research vehicle set a record-breaking speed of nearly Mach 10. The 'mothership' holds the distinction of being NASA's oldest aircraft and the oldest B-52 still flyable. A formal ceremony in December officially retired the aircraft and marks the end of an era in aerospace history.
Date Taken on 21 December 2004
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This image or video was catalogued by Kennedy Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ksc_121704_b52_retires.

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x-43; b-52; heavy-lift_aircraft; mothership; hypersonic_rocket_plane; scramjet; x-15

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