Science & Technology: Hypersonic Platform That Call Drill Deep To Reach Geothermal Energy Stores Or Point Upward To Launch Things Toward The Stars

HyperSciences wants to ‘gamechange’ spaceflight with hypersonic drilling tech (Techcrunch)

A hypersonic propulsion system can launch a projectile at at least five times the speed of sound, causing it to reach speeds of Mach 5 or higher — more than a mile a second. Most of of the buzz in hypersonic tech right now is around defense technology — missiles that travel fast enough to evade even sophisticated missile defense systems or strike targets so quickly they can’t be intercepted — but aerospace and geothermal energy are two other big areas of interest.

On the geothermal energy note, with $1 million from Shell, HyperSciences was able to develop what it calls a “common engine” — a hypersonic platform that call drill deep to reach geothermal energy stores or point upward to launch things toward the stars. “HyperSciences is about getting really good on earth first,” Russell said, pointing to one advantage of the cross-compatible system that lets the company apply lessons it learns from drilling to its plans for flight.

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From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Monday, March 5, 2018 - Science & Technology: Hypersonic Drilling Can Drill Deep Geothermal Wells up to 10 times Faster
• Friday, February 24, 2017 - Science & Technology: Geothermal Drilling Solution Increases Rate of Penetration by Up to 10x
• Monday, July 27, 2015 - Science & Technology: Shell Backs Plans to Fire Giant Bullets into Ground to Reach Geothermal Energy
• Monday, June 29, 2015 - Science & Technology: Rocket Powered Geothermal Exploration