US Air Force tests hypersonic glider

The US Air Force launched an experimental hypersonic glider able to travel more than 4,000 miles in 30 minutes over the Pacific Ocean, it was confirmed today.

US Air Force tests hypersonic glider
Fri, 23 Apr, 2010 - 21:08

The US Air Force launched an experimental hypersonic glider able to travel more than 4,000 miles in 30 minutes over the Pacific Ocean, it was confirmed today.

The 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California said a Minotaur 4 rocket carrying the glider blasted off yesterday afternoon from the central California coast.

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