After a controlled altitude climb, the Talon-A2 glided back down to Earth for a silky-smooth touchdown and payload recovery ...

Talon-A2 conducted a successful hypersonic flight and recovery in March 2025, after the first in December 2024. Stratolaunch announced on May 5, 2025, the successful completion of its second ...

This is the first time anyone in the United States has flown a reusable hypersonic rocket plane since the last flight of the X-15, the iconic rocket-powered aircraft that pushed the envelope of ...

MOJAVE, Calif., May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch is pleased to announce the successful completion of its second hypersonic flight and recovery with the Talon-A2 (TA-2) fully autonomous ...

Venus Aerospace says it has successfully tested a rocket engine that could make hypersonic jet travel a reality. It is hoped ...

US aerospace start-up Stratolaunch has completed the much-awaited first hypersonic flight with its reusable Talon-A vehicle. That inaugural flight took place in December, but was only revealed by ...

This is necessary to bring up the Talon-A test vehicles, which have demonstrated supersonic and now hypersonic flight capabilities. A plane is supersonic if it moves faster than the speed of sound ...

This is the first time anyone in the United States has flown a reusable hypersonic rocket plane since the last flight of the X-15, the iconic rocket-powered aircraft that pushed the envelope of ...

The successful demonstration of inertial measurement unit technology on a hypersonic aircraft is an industry first.

Supporting the United States' defense initiatives, Stratolaunch is focused on expanding its hypersonic flight testing and ensuring the long-term sustainability of reusable hypersonic testbeds.