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News Published on 11/25/2024
Dawn Aerospace breaks sound barrier, hypersonic global records

The Aurora rocket-powered aircraft reached Mach 1.1 and more than 82,000 feet, the highest altitude achieved by a New Zealand vehicle, as well as beating the record for fastest aircraft ascent.

News Published on 10/16/2024
On the radar: Reusable launch vehicles, hypersonics make space more accessible

CFRP has become key to targeting efforts in reusing components like rocket stages, as well as the development of reusable hypersonic testbeds and spaceplanes, for increasing space commercialization.

News Published on 10/14/2024
Dawn Aerospace reusable rocket-powered aircraft flies twice in one day

Eighth and ninth flights of composites-intensive Mk-II Aurora reach an altitude of 63,000 feet, demonstrates same-day reusability capability for rocket-powered systems.

News Published on 8/7/2024
Polaris Spaceplanes receives MIRA II, MIRA III fiberglass airframes

German aerospace startup prepares next demonstrators toward reusable space launch and hypersonic transport toward routine, low-cost and safe access to space.

News Published on 12/28/2023
GE combines rotating detonation, ramjet in hypersonic engine program

New architecture, incorporating high-temperature CMC and electronics, could power efficient hypersonic vehicles with longer range that exceeds Mach 5.

News Published on 5/17/2023
Stratolaunch completes separation test of Talon-A hypersonic vehicle

Stratolaunch takes one step closer to hypersonic flight with the demo of a clean and safe separation of its Talon-A vehicle from the Roc aircraft platform.

News Published on 3/13/2024
Stratolaunch celebrates first powered flight of TA-1 test vehicle

Reusable hypersonic test aircraft met primary flight objectives and approached Mach 5 speed, gathering data for concurrent TA-2 and TA-3 test beds.

News Published on 11/15/2023
Nominal Systems digital twin prototype to progress Hypersonix Dart AE aircraft

One-to-one virtual simulation will enable Hypersonix to capture real flight data of its hypersonic vehicle during maiden flights prior to production.

News Published on 6/15/2023
Purdue opens $41 million Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility

A dedicated 65,000-square-foot building is home to Mach 8 and HYPULSE wind tunnels to advance hypersonic evaluation and testing, and the HAMTC for materials and manufacturing work with partners.

News Published on 10/12/2023
A&P Technology awarded SBIR to further inline inspection

A&P Technology was recently awarded an AFWERX SBIR to expedite the development of inline inspection capabilities for braided composite components for hypersonics and military aircraft.

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