IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 University of Virginia students are developing the HEDGE glider to advance hypersonic flight research. 🌌 The project is supported by NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility through the RockSat-X program, aiming to reach 100 miles above Earth. 📡 A CubeSat within the glider will rapidly transmit vital environmental data during its brief mission. … Continue reading “Student Glider Hits NASA Launchpad”: Hypersonic Breakthrough by U.S. Teens Set to Ride Rocket Into History