If things go according to plan, the vehicle will accelerate past Mach 6 soon. I guess we'll see. FYI, the link below has some surprising details regarding previous test results as well as vehicle construction techniques. If I read them correctly, the vehicle subsystems are actually inside the fuel tank! Really? I guess that is one way to keep things cool...
http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/modified-x-51a-waverider-ready-for-next.html
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