Hypersonic Technology
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Press Releases
Mission Success for Rocket Lab’s Latest Suborbital Hypersonic Launch
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology for the Department of Defense. “Leveraging commercial launch services allows our Nation to affordably test components early and frequently, accelerating hypersonic development.”Post this This mission provided…
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NASA
Hypersonic Technology Project Overview
Vehicles that travel at hypersonic speeds fly faster than five times the speed of sound. NASA studies the fundamental science of hypersonics to understand it better and applies this understanding to enable point-to-point and space access hypersonic vehicles. These vehicles would use airbreathing engines, which utilize oxygen in the atmosphere. In the long term, NASA envisions reusable hypersonic vehicles with…
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