Air Force Research Laboratory X-60A Rocket Completes Test Firings Written 17 January 2020

FlightGlobal reports that the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) X-60A “rocket recently completed test firings of its engine while on the ground at Cecil Spaceport in Jacksonville, Florida.” The X-60A is an “air-launched, single-stage rocket designed to reach hypersonic speeds so that the AFRL can routinely test hypersonic technologies.” It is being constructed by startup Generation Orbit Launch Services. The test “included cold flow and hot fire testing of the Hadley rocket engine.” AFRL X-60A Program Manager Barry Hellman said, “When we go to flight later this year, we hope to demonstrate the capability of the X-60A to provide affordable access to hypersonic flight conditions, which will position AFRL to deliver an innovative test capability for the Air Force and other [US Department of Defense] organizations.”
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