Stratolaunch's Talon-A2 Achieves Mach 5+ in Second Hypersonic Flight Test
2025-05-10
Stratolaunch announced the successful completion of a second hypersonic flight and recovery of its Talon-A2 vehicle in March 2025, exceeding Mach 5 and confirming its reusability following a successful December 2024 test flight. This achievement marks a significant step for the U.S. return to reusable hypersonic flight testing since the X-15 program. The flight was conducted for the Department of Defense's Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program, aiming to accelerate testing of commercially available hypersonic systems.