Generation Orbit X-60

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The Generation Orbit X-60 (GOLauncher 1 or GO1) is or was a single-stage, suborbital rocket vehicle that is launched from the air. It should or should be used to test wings, drives, high-temperature materials and autonomous controls for the hypersonic area.

It is or was developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services Inc. on behalf of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed ​​Systems Division . The NASA helped a test flight in the implementation.

Individual evidence

  1. X-60A - Generation Orbit. Retrieved May 21, 2020 (English).
  2. X-60 GOLauncher1 hypersonic flight research vehicle. In: www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (English).