Earlier in March this year, the 846th Test Squadron at the Hol | Interesting Engineering

Earlier in March this year, the 846th Test Squadron at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico successfully recovered a reusable sled traveling at the hypersonic speed of Mach 5.8. This is the fastest ever sled recovery in the over three decades.
The Holloman AFB is also home to the Holloman High-Speed Test Track which was first built in 1949 to provide a realistic and cost-effective testing environment for weapons, systems, and components. The facility that serves all the units of the U.S. military also helps procurement agencies and defense contractors evaluate the technologies and components under development.

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