Blazing-Fast Hypersonic Jet on Track for 2018 Launch

A hypersonic jet engine that could be used to fly people from Sydney to London in just 2 hours is on track to make its first flight in 2018, according to the Australian scientists and engineers working on the project. Last week, the researchers conducted an experimental rocket launch at the Woomera Test Range, located about 310 miles (500 kilometers) northwest of Adelaide, in the South Australian outback. A test vehicle, designed to gather data about hypersonic flight in the upper atmosphere, la