A rocket sled at the Holloman High-Speed Test Track (HHSTT) located near Alamogordo, New Mexico, set a new land speed record of 6,589 mph on Thurs Jan 31 2008, beating the previous record by 136 mph.
Aside from raising the potential of getting one from NYC to LA in 22.25 minutes, the HHSTT exists for the analysis and simulation of hypervelocity penetrator munitions on hard targets.
…the HHSTT combines the need for speed, with things that go boom — the best of both worlds.
Navy rocket sled sets record at Holloman AFB – Air Force Times, Feb 2 2008
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This is false, the rocket did not set the new land speed record. There had been a pre-mature publishing of it being so.
Forget about high-speed rail: let’s get this thing going all over the place.