The Dyna-soar program was the center of a massive research effort and generated significant data, but despite its success, it was cancelled before flight testing began due to arguments over what type of booster to use, the lack of a clear mission, and NASA favoring its capsule-based manned ...
Qualified vendors must be skilled in design, qualification, and component/subsystem/system weapons testing. Qualified vendors must also be capable in all the following fields: hypersonic aerodynamics; aero-thermal protection systems; solid rocket motors; advanced hypersonic guidance, naviga...
The sled testing provides a link between laboratory investigations and full-scale flight testing by simulating selected portions of the flight environment. The HHSTT was upgraded last year to prepare it for increased use during the next decade with a new braking system, a fiber-optic co...
Operational Fires (OpFires), USA , ground-based missile Testing through 2021; transitions to weapon system integration planning and design in 2021 Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), USA , air-breathing missile; Complete flight tests in 2020; final program reviews in 2021 Avan...