DARPA has confirmed the splash down of its unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2) following the hypersonic vehicle's second test flight on August 11. While a "controlled descent" ...

WASHINGTON — Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, with potential applications beyond low Earth orbit. An H3 rocket lifted off from the ...

Well, that was quick. The US military has lost all contact with a hypersonic aircraft that the Pentagon hoped would clock in as the fastest vehicle every created, officials said. The unmanned Falcon ...

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has rolled out its contribution to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's next-generation supply vehicle that will transport essential cargo to the International Space ...

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The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle-5 (HTV-5) resupply spacecraft successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday. Following its launch into space from the Tanegashima space ...

Japan sent an upgraded HTV-X cargo module on its way to the International Space Station for the first time, launching at 9 a.m. local Japan time on Oct. 26th from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center atop ...

Japan’s HTV-6 cargo vehicle has completed its destructive re-entry on Monday, February 6, following its departure the International Space Station (ISS) over a week ago. The spacecraft performed ...

DARPA has launched an unmanned hypersonic gliding vehicle that can reach speeds up to Mach 20 (13,000mph). The Falcon program aims to develop and demonstrate hypersonic technologies for prompt use in ...

DARPA has released the findings from an independent engineering review board on what caused the Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2) to fail nine minutes into its August 11, 2011 test flight. On that ...