Hypersonics Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:17:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Hypersonics Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Make America test again: How rapid, iterative testing will advance hypersonic development https://spacenews.com/make-america-test-again-how-rapid-iterative-testing-will-advance-hypersonic-development/ https://spacenews.com/make-america-test-again-how-rapid-iterative-testing-will-advance-hypersonic-development/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513954 The Hermeus Quarterhorse aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base during a press event in December. Credit: Hermeus

The world has taken notice of the hypersonic technology that China and Russia are touting as unstoppable. Capable of maneuvering unpredictably at extreme speeds within the atmosphere, these weapons are […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/make-america-test-again-how-rapid-iterative-testing-will-advance-hypersonic-development/feed/ 0 513954 US military taps commercial space firms for hypersonic testing program https://spacenews.com/startups-see-a-new-market-for-frequent-lower-cost-hypersonics-testing/ https://spacenews.com/startups-see-a-new-market-for-frequent-lower-cost-hypersonics-testing/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513942 Stratolaunch’s Talon hypersonic flight vehicle. Credit: Stratolaunch

In a March 2024 flight test, Stratolaunch’s Roc aircraft took off from California’s Mojave Spaceport and, after reaching its designated position off the California coast, released its payload, the Talon-A […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/startups-see-a-new-market-for-frequent-lower-cost-hypersonics-testing/feed/ 0 513942 The future with hypersonics https://spacenews.com/the-future-with-hypersonics/ https://spacenews.com/the-future-with-hypersonics/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=508698 Russia conducted a hypersonic missile test in the White Sea Oct. 7, 2020. Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service

Imagine a future where global travel takes mere hours. Where a flight from New York to Tokyo is faster than watching a movie. This is the promise of hypersonics: speeds […]

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