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NASA awards studies to SpaceWorks and Stratolaunch aimed at making hypersonic flight testing more affordable and repeatable.
SpaceWorks Enterprises and Stratolaunch will utilize their respective X-60 and Talon-A platforms for the program.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went on a test flight in Florida on Monday, flown by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, as the agency prepares for its Artemis II launch expected for next week. The same day Hegseth visited their facilities in Port Canaveral,
"Flying the airplane is exciting, but that engineering is really exciting as well,” said Larson. The goal of the X-59's mission is to fly supersonic, or faster than the speed of sound, without generating loud sonic booms.