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Moon motorcycle + China’s hypersonic vehicle test a significant space tech demo

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Forget the moon buggy! Incredible MOTORCYCLE concept could allow future astronauts to cruise across the lunar surface at 10mph
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...10mph.html

KEY POINTS: Motorcycle concept has been unveiled for future astronauts to drive on moon. Electric vehicle was brought to life by German motor design company Hookie. Weighs 295lbs, has top speed of 10mph, and battery range of almost 70 miles. It won't make it to moon but is on display at LA's Petersen Automotive Museum. (MORE - details)


China’s hypersonic vehicle test a ‘significant demonstration’ of space technology
https://spacenews.com/chinas-hypersonic-...echnology/

INTRO (excerpts): China’s reported tests of a hypersonic orbital glide vehicle have sparked alarm in the U.S. as it could further fuel an escalating arms race. The Chinese government said this week that these were routine space test missions, not a demonstration of a new military weapon. One way or the other, experts said, these tests show China’s notable advances in reusable space technology.

To be sure, a space vehicle that orbits the Earth, reenters the atmosphere at hypersonic speed and glides to its intended target area is not new technology, said Robert Bakos, principal and co-owner of Innoveering, a company that specializes in propulsion technology used in hypersonic vehicles. “The U.S. had the Space Shuttle and we have the X-37B spaceplane which can be deemed a hypersonic system because when it returns from space, it’s going a very high speeds,” he said.

What appears to be a new is the Chinese vehicle’s capability to maneuver after reentry in ways that have not been seen before, Bakos said, adding that he has no direct knowledge of what exactly the Chinese tested and his comments are based on what was publicly reported.

The X-37 is not a highly maneuverable space vehicle, Bakos noted. NASA’s Space Shuttle glided back from space “almost like a rock basically gliding down very steeply and plopping on the runway.” According to media reports on China’s tests, the vehicle was able to maneuver when it returned from space into the atmosphere “and be more aggressive in terms of its cross range,” he said. “That would be new in terms of technology.”

[...] “If you see a vehicle make a hard left turn at high speed, that’s pretty interesting because it’s hard to do that with a typical space vehicle,” Bakos said. “They’re not designed aerodynamically to have that capability.” (MORE - details)
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