Stratolaunch's Roc set to launch Talon-A on first hypersonic flight
The Talon-A could provide DoD with a reusable, more affordable platform to test and validate high-speed components, subsystems and other technologies.
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The Talon-A could provide DoD with a reusable, more affordable platform to test and validate high-speed components, subsystems and other technologies.
Stratolaunch said its Talon-A vehicle behaved well during the test which was a "significant" step toward the company's first hypersonic flight.
The Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron vehicle is a modified version of Rocket Lab’s Electron and is designed to support high-speed testing.
TUKWILA, Wash. — Thirty years after the first flight of a pioneering reusable rocket ship known as the Delta Clipper Experimental, or DC-X, a commercial venture is aiming to bring its legacy to life in the Seattle area. Even its name — New Frontier Aerospace — is a callback to the earlier days of America’s space effort, going back to John F. Kennedy references to outer space as part of his “New Frontier.” “We’re sort of like the grandson of DC-X,” New Frontier’s co-founder and CEO, Bill “Burners
The company's Destinus 3 prototype is expected to be the world's first hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft, soaring supersonic at Mach 1.3.