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| U.S. hypersonic glider launched, contact lost |
| 2011-08-11 |
| The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says contact with its experimental hypersonic glider was lost after launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast. The agency says in Twitter postings that its unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 was launched Thursday atop a rocket, successfully separated from the booster and entered the mission's glide phase. The agency says telemetry was subsequently lost, but released no details. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #11 doubt it was 'lost.' Does make you wonder! Hey, wasn't this a James Bond movie or something - super-secret flying thingie gets snatched by arch-criminal on its maiden voyage? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-08-11 23:52 |
| #10 Iff by "Gliding", USDOD-DARPA + NASA mean SUPERMAN-STYLE, AS FAST IFF NOT "FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET", then yes. Fantastic speed = GREAT ENGINE, but wid FTLG-YOU-BETCHA-ITS-LOUSY/DEFECTIVE DIRECTION FINDER??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-08-11 23:30 |
| #9 Not sure iff it was the now-lost FALCON HSV but I did observe intermittent, seemingly concise or strong lineal streaks of light oer LATE NIGHT GUAM-WESTPAC, which I don't believe to be au natural or Space Rocks, + despite on-going local inclement weather. IFF IT WAS THE FALCON, THEN FOR SOME REASON IT TOOK DIVERSIONARY = DIRECTIONAL FLIGHT PATHS/VCTORS NOT DESCRIBED ON THE MSM-NET NEWS. BEST ANALOGY = AN OFF-COURSE "LOST BIRD/PLANE" FLYING HIGH EVERYWHERE + NOWHERE, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND OR CRASH. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-08-11 23:24 |
| #8 so a radio failed and the lack of 'contact' only proves the stealth qualities. doubt it was 'lost.' |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2011-08-11 22:29 |
| #7 Pretty cool. Too bad it didn't work out. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-08-11 16:28 |
| #6 Lost, or so successful that they can't tell us? Cause if it's lost somebody is about to lose their fingers... |
| Posted by: Charles 2011-08-11 16:08 |
| #5 Don't suppose it accidentally hit an ISI station. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-08-11 16:04 |
| #4 And: technically it's gliding (but only technically) |
| Posted by: chinditz 2011-08-11 15:42 |
| #3 "U.S. hypersonic glider launched, contact lost" Yeah, right, i do not believe this for one second. |
| Posted by: chinditz 2011-08-11 15:41 |
| #2 13,000mph through the atmosphere!!! that's called 'gliding'? |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-08-11 14:24 |
| #1 Not lost, found. Prepare for combat with the Martian CIA. |
| Posted by: S 2011-08-11 13:51 |