Boeing and Australia-based Hypersonix Launch Systems have signed an agreement to investigate the design of a sustainable hypersonic vehicle powered by the Hypersonix SPARTAN scramjet engines. Hypersonix and Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) will conduct a joint study on the design of a reusable hypersonic vehicle to be used for the sustainable launch of satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
This low cost, reliable, reusable and rapid turn-around launch of small satellites to LEO would be the first application of scramjets for space launch.
"The agreement with Hypersonix Launch Systems demonstrates Boeing's continued commitment to building out critical sovereign capability, supporting the development of Australia's space industry - safely and sustainably - and also partnering with small- and medium-sized enterprises," Brendan Nelson, president of Boeing Australia, NZ and the South Pacific, said...MORE
