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Hypersonic rail tests

By 2003-06-01T10:00:00

On April 30 a rocket-powered sled set a speed record for a rail-mounted vehicle, travelling the length of a 5 km test track in 6·04 sec at a maximum speed of Mach 8·5, about 10300 km/h.

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