An experiment by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) flight experiment team will soon determine whether the boundary layer transition of a hypersonic vehicle is laminar or turbulent.
The team is targeting a late-June launch of the vehicle from the Esrange Space Center (SSC) in Kiruna, Sweden.
Understanding the transition provides valuable information in the design of hypersonic aircraft and missiles.
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