Darpa Contemplates Hypersonic Spaceplane Demo

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is exploring whether to pursue development of a hypersonic, reusable aircraft that could ``skip'' along the atmosphere and deliver military payloads anywhere in the world within about 2 hr. The idea itself isn't new; aerospace engineers for years have...

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