Brisbane-based Australian hypersonic flight pioneer Hypersonix Launch Systems has successfully completed the first flight of its DART AE hypersonic aircraft, marking a major milestone in the development of advanced hypersonic systems. The mission, titled That’s Not A Knife, lifted off from…
Australian hypersonic flight pioneer Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced the launch window for a landmark flight test that the company says will move sustained hypersonic flight closer to operational reality. Its DART AE hypersonic air vehicle will be carried on…
Rocket Lab USA has successfully launched its second of two back-to-back national security missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The NROL-199 “Antipodean Adventure” mission launched on the Electron rocket from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in…
Rocket Lab USA, Inc has successfully launched the first of two responsive space missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Pad A at its Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Developed in partnership with the Australian Department of Defence,…
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. is introducing a Responsive Space Program designed to on-ramp commercial and government satellite operators to the Company’s 24/7 rapid call-up launch capability and streamlined satellite build and operation options. “Satellites are vulnerable to natural degradation, accidents,…