Defense contractor successfully tests hypersonic flight vehicle

Washington DC (UPI) May 5, 2025 Stratolaunch successfully tested for the second time a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic vehicle for the Department of Defense in March, the private contractor and federal agency said Monday. Stratolaunch, based in the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada, first tested one in December. Reusable hypersonic flights are the first since the manned X-15 program was scrapped in 1

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Defense contractor successfully tests hypersonic flight vehicle
Washington DC (UPI) May 5, 2025
Stratolaunch successfully tested for the second time a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic vehicle for the Department of Defense in March, the private contractor and federal agency said Monday. Stratolaunch, based in the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada, first tested one in December. Reusable hypersonic flights are the first since the manned X-15 program was scrapped in 1