Pentagon Opens Reusable Hypersonic Track With Stratolaunch, Varda

talon vehicle landing

A reusable, hypersonic Stratolaunch Talon-A lands after completing an early test flight.

Credit: Stratolaunch
Stratolaunch and Varda Space Industries will provide reusable systems capable of supporting dozens of flight tests annually at hypersonic speed, the U.S. Defense Department announced on Jan. 23. The awards are part of a three-part series of contracts set by the Multi-service Advanced Capability...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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