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Hypersonic flight could one day make long-haul travel as quick as a short movie. Researchers are testing how turbulence ...

In one of the greatest ironies of the Cold War, the U.S. had to secretly buy the titanium needed to build the Mach 3+ SR-71 ...

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A laser-powered experiment reveals turbulence secrets that could make hypersonic flight — and one-hour global travel — a ...

The United States has built almost all of the world’s most expensive aircraft—typically for niche roles such as stealth ...

The initial launch in late 1960 was also the first live Nike Hercules test ever conducted adjacent to a metropolitan area.