Launched from Roc, Stratolaunch’s massive carrier aircraft boasting a record-breaking 385-foot wingspan, the Talon-A2 drone was released over the Pacific Ocean.

The post Pentagon’s hypersonic milestone: Stratolaunch reusable vehicle breaks Mach 5 appeared first on SpaceNews.

Radian Aerospace, a company with long-term plans to develop a spaceplane, intends first to develop a reentry vehicle as both a technology demonstrator and for hypersonic test applications.

The post Radian Aerospace unveils plans for reentry vehicle appeared first on SpaceNews.

The contract covers both the flight demonstration and integration of the engine into a test vehicle

The post Ursa Major wins $28.5 million Air Force contract to flight-test Draper engine for hypersonic use appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Pentagon anticipates that China and Russia may target U.S. and allied forces with hypersonic glide vehicles.

The post Hypersonics expert urges increased U.S. investment appeared first on SpaceNews.

After spending six weeks in orbit, the capsule touched down at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia

The post Varda Space capsule lands in Australia with critical data for hypersonic vehicles appeared first on SpaceNews.

Washington-based Ravyn Technology Corp. is developing low-cost missiles propelled by solid rocket motors.

The post Ravyn aims to disrupt missile sector appeared first on SpaceNews.

The company’s W-2 capsule launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 rideshare mission

The post Varda’s second mission launches with U.S. Air Force payload appeared first on SpaceNews.

The award marks one of the Pentagon's largest-ever investments in hypersonic testing infrastructure

The post Kratos wins $1.45 billion Pentagon contract for hypersonic testing appeared first on SpaceNews.

BREMEN, Germany — Beijing-based Space Transportation is projecting the second half of 2025 for a first test of its Cuantianhou near space reusable spaceplane prototype. Space Transportation, or Lingkong Tianxing […]

The post Space Transportation of China aims to test prototype spaceplane in 2025 appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Air Force awarded Canopy Aerospace two contracts with a combined value of $2.8 million to develop thermal protection systems (TPS). One contract focuses on Canopy’s […]

The post Canopy wins Air Force contracts to develop thermal protection systems appeared first on SpaceNews.

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 […]

The post Communicating with Hypersonic Vehicles in Flight appeared first on SpaceNews.