Stratolaunch Talon Flight Boosts Hopes For Earlier Mach 6 Capability

Roc dropping Talon TA-1

After a clean release, the Talon TA-1 dropped away from the Roc.

Credit: Stratolaunch
With the first powered flight of its Talon test vehicle under its belt, hypersonic aircraft developer Stratolaunch says an early data review of the March 9 milestone mission indicates follow-on reusable vehicles will be capable of demonstrating flight faster than Mach 6 by the end of next year...

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