Stratolaunch offered a glimpse of the future when, in October, it posted a photo of the prototype upper composite skin of its Talon-A hypersonic research vehicle on Twitter. When completed ...

The intense heat at that speed peeled its skin off, preventing stable flight. On the air-breathing side, the DARPA/Air Force Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or HAWC, is building on X-51 ...

Chinese scientists have unveiled a propulsion breakthrough that could redefine the future of hypersonic flight. Led by Yang Qingchun, an associate professor with Beihang University in Beijing ...