All systems operated nominally during both ascent and descent through the atmosphere in the test.

The idea of a hypersonic aircraft capable of sustained flight above Mach 5 has circulated in defense circles for years, often under the informal label “SR-72 Darkstar.” While no official confirmation ...

North American Aviation’s X-15 rocket plane reached 4,520 mph and climbed to 354,200 feet during a program that ran from 1959 ...

This new award extends Stratolaunch's partnership in the MACH-TB initiative to further advance hypersonic flight testing and technology development. Under MACH-TB 2.0 Task 3, Stratolaunch will conduct ...

Hypersonica says it uses military-grade components from suppliers, as the company notched a successful test flight in Norway.

Under the contract, Amentum will provide systems engineering, mission planning, test support, safety systems, and cost analysis.

Even private capital is flowing into the sector, with hypersonic testing companies securing major institutional investment to expand production capacity and flight cadence [3]. As traditional ...

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is gearing up for an upcoming launch that underscores its growing role in U.S. defense and ...

Germany has awarded Polaris Spaceplanes a contract to develop and flight test a two-stage ...

Hypersonix is executing test flights that will demonstrate sustained hypersonic flight powered by hydrogen Australian ...

In this chapter the committee discusses the background of the study, provides a brief technical prologue, presents the Statement of Task for the study, describes the strategy for conducting the study, ...