The company with the world’s largest aircraft now has a hypersonic rocket plane
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Stratolaunch successfully completed two test flights of its reusable hypersonic vehicle, Talon-A2, in December and March. The flights, part of the MACH-TB program, aim to increase hypersonic testing frequency for the U.S. military. Stratolaunch plans to ramp up to weekly flights, helping the Pentagon reach its goal of 50 hypersonic tests per year to close the technological gap with China in this critical defense area.
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