The Missile Defense Agency sponsored nearly a third of the projects flight tested last fall during a series of sounding rocket tests to evaluate potential technologies to improve the U.S. military's hypersonic program -- a strong showing for the defensive portfolio which represents about 10% of total Pentagon spending on hypersonic capabilities. Sandia National Laboratories launched a trio of research rockets on Oct. 20, 2021 from Wallops Island, VA, carrying a total of 23 experiments on behalf of the Defense...
