Hypersonic flight has long been a military obsession, but the idea of a sitting United States president crossing oceans at more than five times the speed of sound would push that technology into the ...

Hypersonic aircraft promise to compress distance and time in ways that make even the fastest supersonic jets look dated, yet the United States Air Force is discovering that flying at several times the ...

Stratolaunch's Talon-A2 vehicle went hypersonic for the first time in December, then repeated the feat in March. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in 2025 conducted high-speed, supersonic, and hypersonic aircraft tests, supporting aeronautics, air mobility, and Earth observation through experimental flights ...

Stratolaunch may conduct another hypersonic test flight this weekend from California's Mojave Air & Space Port. The flights are part of a Department of Defense program to test advanced capabilities ...

Stratolaunch has finally found a use for the world’s largest airplane. Twice in the past five months, the company launched a hypersonic vehicle over the Pacific Ocean, accelerated it to more than five ...