A small group of scientists is quietly bunkering down this week for potentially one the biggest developments in aerospace history.
22 October 2001A British scramjet engine belonging to QinetiQ (formerly the bulk of the MOD's Defence Evaluation & Research Agency) is to be tested during the "HyShot" flight tests in the Australian desert in October.
17 September 2001The University of Queensland's $1.25 million HyShot program is counting down to its Woomera launch in October with final flight reviews and testing of all components.
6 August 2001The $1.25 million University of Queensland Hyshot project has passed its latest test by successfully blowing its nose.
24 May 2001The U.S. Air Force, the National Aeronautical Laboratory of Japan, and U.S. aerospace company GASL have joined a University of Queensland-led international space flight project to blast off this year.
4 January 2001
