Titus Ledbetter III

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Hypersonic X-51 Scramjet to Launch Test Flight in May

US Air Force Plans Final Hypersonic X-51A Test Launch

By Titus Ledbetter III published

The X-51A Waverider is designed to fly at speeds over Mach 5, five times the speed of sound.

Global Positioning System IIF-3 Satellite Launch #2

US Air Force Launches New GPS Navigation Satellite

By Titus Ledbetter III published

The new GPS 2F-3 navigation satellite will boost the U.S. military's global positioning constellation.

Air Force's X-51 Scramjet Sets Record for Longest Hypersonic Flight

Future of US Military's Hypersonic Plane Uncertain After Failure

By Titus Ledbetter III published

Air Force officials are uncertain about the future of a hypersonic aircraft flight test program after the third of four experimental vehicles crashed in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 14.

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket blasts off from Space Launch Complex-37 with the Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM-4 (WGS-4) satellite at 7:38 p.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2012.

US Military Space Spending To Decline 22 Percent in 2013

By Titus Ledbetter III published

The dip is due partly to reduced procurement plans for satellites and rockets.

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