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Re:Today's real life is yesterday's science fiction. by redthrowaway on Sunday June 26, 2011 @06:55PM (#2699366)
LA to Paris in 45 minutes is about Mach 9.8. The X-43A can do that. [1] Future, now, etc.

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_X-43

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Re:Today's real life is yesterday's science fiction. by demallien on Monday June 27, 2011 @04:14AM (#2700572)
Sure, but the legroom in the X-43A sucks...
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Re:Today's real life is yesterday's science fiction. by kahawe on Monday June 27, 2011 @05:56AM (#2700765)
I hate to do this but: it still beats having to deal with the airlines...
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