DefenceTalkThe experimental low-cost XS-1 will be able to fly at escape-velocity speeds and catapult 3,000-pound payloads into orbit – and it’ll be able to do it again and again. This week the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) solicited design proposals for a satellite-launching robotic space plane, signaling that development of the futuristic aerospace […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-sets-sights-on-robotic-space-plane-for-next-generation-warfare-67559/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. military said Tuesday it has awarded contracts to three companies to design an experimental spaceplane conceived as a reusable, unmanned booster with costs, operation and reliability similar to modern aircraft. The companies selected to develop the XS-1 spaceplane are Boeing, working with Blue Origin; Masten Space Systems, working with XCOR Aerospace; and Northrop […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-awards-contracts-to-design-reusable-spaceplane-60176/