{"id":34356,"date":"2023-06-20T16:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T16:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/20\/rocket-lab-launch-supports-pentagons-hypersonic-testing-push\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:41:20","slug":"rocket-lab-launch-supports-pentagons-hypersonic-testing-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/06\/20\/rocket-lab-launch-supports-pentagons-hypersonic-testing-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab launch supports Pentagon\u2019s hypersonic testing push"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A U.S. Defense Department program aimed at increasing the frequency of hypersonic testing launched its first demonstration June 17 using a Rocket Lab space vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch took place at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and demonstrated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/11\/08\/pentagon-test-bed-to-ramp-up-development-of-hypersonics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed, or MACH-TB<\/a>, program\u2019s first suborbital flight of a hypersonic payload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MACH-TB is led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2022\/09\/16\/skyrange-uncrewed-aircraft-to-speed-hypersonic-testing-by-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Pentagon\u2019s Test Resource Management Center<\/a> and the Naval Surface Warfare Center\u2019s Crane Division. The team selected Leidos as the program\u2019s prime integrator last September, and California-based space company Rocket Lab is one of 12 subcontractors supporting the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis successful test has demonstrated [the] first hypersonic insertion of a payload from a commercial launch vehicle and the team is ready to move forward into the next phase of this program,\u201d Leidos CEO Tom Bell said in a June 19 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hypersonic vehicles can fly at speeds of at least Mach 5, and the Pentagon in recent years has increased its investment in high-speed weapons and aircraft as Russia and China demonstrate systems of their own. A lack of test facilities and equipment, particularly to support flight demonstrations, has limited the number of flight tests major programs can perform, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/01\/06\/pentagon-racing-to-restore-us-superiority-in-hypersonics\/\" target=\"_blank\">MACH-TB is part of DoD\u2019s push to remedy that<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with serving as the program\u2019s technology integrator, Leidos is developing an experimental glide body that can be used to test hypersonic capabilities that could support a number of Defense Department programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the first phase of the effort, the team is developing a test plan for MACH-TB, prioritizing and scheduling demonstrations based on program needs. The first test took just 49 days from conception to flight, and Leidos expects future demonstrations will build on that cadence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The June 17 launch was also the first flight of Rocket Lab\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/updates\/rocket-lab-debuts-haste-rocket-with-first-successful-suborbital-launch-from-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron, or HASTE<\/a>. 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