Aerodynamic design validated and new understanding of thermal material properties gained Following an extensive seven-month analysis of data collected from the Aug. 11, 2011, second flight of DARPA’s ...

HTV-X1 is set to be released by Canadarm2 from the ISS, remaining in orbit for three months while conducting JAXA-controlled science experiments and technology demonstrations.

If all goes well, the Pentagon this week will test an unmanned aircraft that, in theory, can travel at speeds upwards of 13,000 miles per hour and send a missile to strike an identified target within ...

Six months after its maiden flight ended in the aircraft self-destructing, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says it knows what went wrong with the Falcon Hypersonic Test ...

This video shows the August 2011 test flight of HTV-2. Learn more about DARPA’s HTV-2 program at http://go.usa.gov/KXs This video shows the August 2011 test flight ...