Defense department tests drone to fly at 13,000 mph. Aug. 11, 2011— -- The U.S. military said it launched a hypersonic test aircraft called the Falcon HTV-2, which reached speeds of 13,000 mph, ...

We have talked about the DARPA HTV-2 hypersonic glider that has been in testing before. The goal of the program is to be able to create a weapon that can strike anywhere on the planet within a few ...

The Falcon hypersonic HTV-2 aircraft emerges from its payload fairing before gliding back to Earth. The Falcon hypersonic HTV-2 is an unmanned, rocket-launched, maneuverable aircraft that glides ...

An ultra-fast U.S. military drone that streaked across the sky at 13,000 mph and met its demise in the Pacific was doomed by the excessive heat of hypersonic travel, which literally peeled away the ...

WASHINGTON — Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, with potential applications beyond low Earth orbit. An H3 rocket lifted off from the ...

DARPA has launched an unmanned hypersonic gliding vehicle that can reach speeds up to Mach 20 (13,000mph). The Falcon program aims to develop and demonstrate hypersonic technologies for prompt use in ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Six months after its maiden flight ended in the aircraft self-destructing, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says it knows what went wrong with the Falcon Hypersonic Test ...

Japan sent an upgraded HTV-X cargo module on its way to the International Space Station for the first time, launching at 9 a.m. local Japan time on Oct. 26th from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center atop ...

Thomas Pesquet: As the sun rises on the International Space Station, we prepare to say farewell to HTV6. A fitting end for a Japanese mission. Today HTV-6 leaves us after bringing us many good things.