Hypersonic Test Flight Targeted For December

DENVER — First flight of the X-51A scramjet demonstrator is now on track for early December while captive carriage tests on the NASA-operated B-52H mothership at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., are set to begin in October. A joint effort by the U.S. Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects...

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