Russia conducted a hypersonic missile test in the White Sea Oct. 7, 2020. Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service
Russia conducted a hypersonic missile test in the White Sea Oct. 7, 2020. Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service

Imagine a future where global travel takes mere hours. Where a flight from New York to Tokyo is faster than watching a movie. This is the promise of hypersonics: speeds over 3,800 miles per hour (Mach 5) that could transform commercial travel, defense and space exploration. And more urgently, with emerging threats from countries like China, Russia and Iran — the latter […]

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