NASA’s X-43A scramjet aircraft hit Mach 9.64 at 110,000 feet in November 2004—and that record for an air-breathing aircraft ...
Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. NASA just opened its first new wind tunnel in 40 years. The Air Force, Navy, and ...
North American Aviation’s X-15 rocket plane reached 4,520 mph and climbed to 354,200 feet during a program that ran from 1959 to 1968, producing flight data NASA credits as foundational to later U.S.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 2, 2026 /CNW/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — The next arms race isn't being fought on the ground. It's being fought at 45,000 feet and Mach 2, in the stratosphere ...
The Air Force may revive a shuttered wind tunnel to test hypersonic systems in realistic atmospheric conditions, according to a recent offer published on the government contracting site. The service’s ...
On Wednesday, Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket into space, carrying a U.S. Department of Defense ...