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2026.03.04 | Dart AE hypersonic demonstrator — Hypersonix Launch Systems


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On The Space Show for Wednesday, 4 March 2026:


Dart AE hypersonic demonstrator by Hypersonix Launch Systems

The launch of Queensland's Hypersonix Launch Systems Dart AE hypersonic aircraft on a modified Rocket Lab Electron (HASTE) rocket. (Inserts courtesy HLS, Rocket Lab)


Space Show News:

 * Update on Artemis II launch delay.

 * Changes to the Artemis program: NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, updates architecture and cancels upgrades to SLS


Lost Armstrong: 

Bemoaning the fact that there is no definitive photograph of Neil Armstrong standing on the Moon. 


Turn Back Time:

Sixty years ago, Cosmos 110 carried two dogs into the Van Allen radiation belt; Intelsat decided to use geostationary satellites; Venera 2 and Venera 3 reached Venus; and Gemini 8 was being prepared for an ambitious flight. (Inserts courtesy NZBC, BBC, VOA, Radio Australia, Radio Moscow)

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The Space ShowBy Andrew Rennie for the Space Association of Australia