Aurora” has signified a rumored SR-71 successor: a stealthy, manned, hypersonic reconnaissance jet said to cruise above Mach 5 or Mach 6 and 100,000 feet. -The tale leans on a cryptic 1985 budget line ...

The mysterious SR-91 “Aurora” of the 1980s was slated to become the fastest manned aircraft in the world, ushering in a new era of aerial performance. Today, the Aurora project is little more than a ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “Somehow the name leaked out during congressional appropriations hearings, the media picked up the Aurora item in the budget, and the rumor surfaced that it was a top ...