The university’s 500-kW pulsed Arcjet Tunnel will be upgraded to a continuous flow facility over the next year. The $570,000 grant is sponsored by the US Army Research Office through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program award.

The increased interest and demand in hypersonic aircrafts has created a momentous opportunity for The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) in Tullahoma. They are planning to go hypersonic—meaning they will be researching hypersonic capabilities.