Stratolaunch Edges Closer To Talon Test Flight

Talon TA-1

Credit: Stratolaunch
Stratolaunch conducted a second captive carry of the company’s Talon TA-1 hypersonic test vehicle on Feb. 24, bringing it within a final step of its first powered flight attempt. The 4-hr., 36-min. flight, which followed an initial captive carry TA-1 mission with live propellants over Southern...
Guy Norris

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