Very frustrating second flight, but instrumentation systems are often the long pole, especially in a flight environment that heretofore has only been experienced behind an ablative heat shield under a planned communications blackout. Given the environment, it's actually kind of impressive that the first flight went so well. Some sources say that unless USAF or Army come alongside pretty soon, DARPA may need to shelve this one for a while. Guess we'll see.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2011-08-11-hypersonic-glider-launched_n.htm
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