Roland wrote:

> mmm, two days after the event and no comments. Russel is evidently missing.
> 
> The X-43a, after breaking the record at Mach 9.6, had a controlled glide
> into the sea, 1300Km offshore.
> 
> Nasa will not be recovering the vehicle.

But NASA probably has an exact GPS fix on where it impacted.

> Good collectors item if you can find it, although you'd probably get
> imprisoned if you kept it.

Really? Isn't this covered by some sort of international salvage
law since it's well outside territorial boundaries?

It may be worth retrieving given it's later historic value.

Robert

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