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I welcome Captain Jerry Hendrix, United States Navy Retired Aviator,

now at the Sagamore Institute,

writing at the National Review online,

of Hypersonic. It was ours until it wasn't and now

it's going to be ours again, as I understand. Jerry, a very good evening to you.

What is hypersonic in flight?

Good evening to you.

Good evening, John.

So of course the progression, steady progression of manned flight, you know,

went from, you know, essentially flying below the speed of sound.

And then when Chuck Yeager broke the speed of sound shortly following

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