Daily News Article - August 29, 2011
1. Define the following terms:
-hypersonic (from para. 2)
-visceral (from para. 5)
-Mach 1
-aerodynamic (para. 9)
-anomaly (para. 9)
-autonomously (para. 13)
-trajectory (para. 13)
2. What is the HTV-2?
3. What could the U.S. military do with an aircraft like the HTV-2? (see para. 1)
4. Why do you think specific details of the HTV-2 are kept confidential by DARPA?
5. How necessary do you think it is for our military to advance such technology? Explain your answer.
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