Ok so get this. We (us Americans anyways) just paid for this sweet new hypersonic experimental glider that was launcehd today. It will cover 4100 miles in 30 minutes (approx 13,000 MPH). Cool right? Well here's the kicker...after its journey, it's to crasha nd sink into the ocean. WTF is with that? Shouldn't it land and be reused or something?
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