World record
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFPN) -- The 846th Test Squadron here set the world land speed record for a railed vehicle of 6,453 mph, or Mach 8.5, April 30. The six-second event created a flash as the rocket-propelled sled traveled 16,120 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Heather Newcomb)
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nd Lt. Heather Newcomb
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