Engineers and scientists monitoring the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, which was designed to fly at 20 times the speed of sound, lost contact with the vehicle midway through a scheduled 30-minute flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Source: LA Times
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Over 120 teams to compete for $6.5 million in prizes and test novel, heavy-lift drone designs
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