Stratolaunch Set For Reusable Hypersonic Test Within Weeks

Stratolaunch Boeing 747

The Stratolaunch ‘Spirit of Mojave’ Boeing 747 is parked with a model of its Talon A test vehicle.

Credit: Brian Everstine/Aviation Week
MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA—Stratolaunch says it is receiving its final rounds of approvals to conduct its first reusable test flight of the Talon A hypersonic testbed by the end of the month. The awaited test of its TA-2 will come about nine months after the first Talon A powered flight, which ended in a...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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