CAMBRIDGE, Mass., - Precision guidance and navigation is critical to success and safety in spaceflight. As Stratolaunch builds its next generation vehicle for hypersonic flight test, it will be guided by flight software developed by Draper.
Stratolaunch builds, tests and operates hypersonic vehicles—those that can travel at least five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5. Draper’s flight software will be used on Talon-A, a fully reusable, autonomous, liquid rocket-powered Mach 6-class hypersonic vehicle.
Under the multi-year contract, Draper will design, develop and deliver a guidance, navigation and control system for the Stratolaunch reusable hypersonic vehicle. The vehicle is designed for use by government, including the Department of Defense, the commercial sector and academia, which will contract for payload capacity for space or earth applications.
