California-based space company Rocket Lab will launch more hypersonic test vehicles for the U.S. Military, as the Department of Defense (DOD) continues to invest in hypersonic technology. Rocket Lab ...

L3Harris Technologies has received a letter of intent for a commercial contract to produce 60 hypersonic rocket motors for ...

Northrop Grumman's navigation technology flew on Stratolaunch's Talon-A hypersonic glide vehicle, shown here, in two recent tests. (Stratolaunch) Two recent groundbreaking hypersonic test flights ...

On April 20, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced the first full test launch of the new Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which he declared to be a success. Putin... The ...

Stratolaunch Roc aircraft carrying Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle. With a wingspan that stretches 385 feet, it’s the widest airplane in operation (Stratolaunch) (AP) — U.S. aerospace company ...

Hypersonic flight has long been a military obsession, but the idea of a sitting United States president crossing oceans at ...

How do you protect hypersonic vehicles from the high temperatures of over 2,200 °C (4,000 °F) encountered when flying in excess of Mach 5? According to the RTX Technology Research Center, the answer ...

The world of hypersonic vehicles is getting increasingly interesting, with a number of companies already working on designs that should make high-Mach travel inside our planet's atmosphere a reality.

This was not just creative license taken by a Hollywood production team. Apollo 13’s communication blackout was more than a minute longer than expected, which added to the suspense, but even routine ...

There are so many organizations and people working to advance hypersonic technologies these days that it's becoming increasingly hard to keep track of them all. And even if you can keep track, the ...

US hypersonic developer Hermeus plans to fly its first prototype aircraft this summer. The Atlanta-based company on 28 March revealed the first images of its first Quarterhorse Mk 1 test vehicle, ...