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Mach 9.6 in Seconds: The Scramjet Leap That Stopped Short

Breaking Mach 9.6 with an air-breathing engine wasn’t just a speed stunt. It confirmed that scramjets can operate where rockets once had the field to themselves,” said Harry J. Kazianis, citing the ...
ExtremeTech

Private Spacecraft to Boost NASA Telescope's Orbit for the First Time

It's another example of NASA relying more on private enterprise for its orbital infrastructure and maintenance.
FlightGlobal

NASA progresses X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator towards planned first flight before year-end

NASA maintains its 2025 target for the X-59 Quesst quiet-supersonic demonstrator's maiden flight as the programme advances ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The Mach 6.7 X-15 Rocket Plane Has A Message for the U.S. Air Force

America built the X-15 to get flight data in the unknown between airplanes and spacecraft. -The rocket-powered, Inconel-X research plane, air-dropped from a B-52 and driven by a throttleable XLR99, ...