Hacker News with Generative AI: Hypersonic Flight

Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Reusable Hypersonic Flight and Recovery (stratolaunch.com)
MOJAVE, CA – May 05, 2025 – Stratolaunch is pleased to announce the successful completion of its second hypersonic flight and recovery with the Talon-A2 (TA-2) fully autonomous vehicle in March 2025.

Aerospace, Hypersonic Flight, Technology, Aviation

63 points by speckx 16 days ago | 13 comments

Germany to build hypersonic space plane (thenextweb.com)
Germany’s armed forces have commissioned Bremen-based startup Polaris to develop a two-stage, fully reusable hypersonic space plane — and given the team just three years to build it.

Germany, Space Exploration, Hypersonic Flight, Aerospace

8 points by niemandhier 83 days ago | 4 comments