by . daniel bates . updated : . 10:02 est , 12 august 2011 . it promises to revolutionise air travel , slashing the flying time from london to sydney to just an hour . yesterday the 13,000 mph aircraft of the future took off for a crucial test flight . within hours however , the falcon hypersonic technology vehicle 2 appeared to have failed the test . falcon htv-2 : the aircraft can travel at 20 times the speed of sound - or 13,000 mph . it is part of research effort by darpa to one day make long-duration hypersonic flight a reality . on the ground : this photo from vandenberg air force base shows a minotaur iv rocket standing beside space launch complex-8 in california , which the hypersonic glider was due to launch from . epic : the mission might lead to new records , super weapons and eventually , cross-country and global travel at colossal speeds . the aircraft is unmanned , rocket-launched and manoeuvrable . name : falcon htv-2 . mission : to provide the u.s. military with its first in a new generation of sub-orbital weaons . top speed : 13,000 mph or mach 22 . a mig-25 can typically reach mach 2.3 , or 1,520 mph . length : 12ft long . manchester city players will lose # 500,000-a-man in bonuses if they fail to qualify for the champions league this season . the premier league title holders give star players like sergio aguero , david silva , joe hart and yaya toure incentivised contracts to make sure the club stay within financial fairplay requirements and they will miss out on a big payday if city fail to reach the group stages of europe 's top competition . manuel pellegrini 's lost to rivals manchester united in the 169th manchester derby at old trafford on sunday with their european hopes still in the balance . manchester city stars such as sergi aguero could miss out on # 500k bonuses if they finish fifth . air new zealand cabin crew are being praised for reviving a passenger who suffered a suspected heart attack on a domestic flight . the small plane was flying from dunedin to wellington today when the man went into medical distress just minutes after take-off . fellow passenger richard woods said the ` exceptional ' crew recognised the situation and jumped into action to resuscitate the man . weight : 900kg . materials : made of experimental material that can withstand up to 3,500 f -lrb- 2000c -rrb- it will experience upon re-entry . cost : $ 308million -lrb- # 189million -rrb- , so far . payload : potentially anything up to 12,000 lbs , including a nuclear bomb . range : anywhere in the world in less than 60 minutes . manuel pellegrini 's team are on incentivised contracts to stay within financial fairplay rules . city are in fourth place and will be just four points ahead of main rivals liverpool after defeat in the manchester derby and if brendan rodgers ' side beat newcastle united on monday . the top three finishers in the premier league qualify automatically for the champions league with the fourth-place team required to win a qualifying round to join them . in total , the city squad have around # 12million resting on reaching their european target . it was launched from a californian . rocket pad to the edge of space and was due to glide back down to earth . at roughly four miles per second . but all contact was lost and the craft was thought to have crashed . pellegrini has admitted city have let their season disintegrate after starting 2015 joint-top with chelsea . they have subsequently lost seven times including early exits in the fa cup and champions league . yaya toure is another player who could miss out on a big payday if city fail to finish in the top four . joe hart and james milner look dejected at the end of city 's defeat to crystal palace last week . april 19 west ham united -lrb- h -rrb- . april 25 aston villa -lrb- h -rrb- . it was a cruel anti-climax after all the hype , and a case of back to the drawing board for its developers at the pentagon . the project is being run in . conjunction with america 's defence advanced research projects agency as . a passenger says the man went into medical distress on the flight from dunedin to wellington . mr woods , head of emergency planning for auckland council , told the new zealand herald : ` we were about five or ten minutes into take-off and the fella behind me was just not very well . the airline attendant picked up on that pretty quickly , she tried to get him to respond , but he was n't responding . ` she very , very efficiently pulled him down onto the floor and got the resuscitation pack out and brought him around with the assistance of the other two crew . ` the crew were exceptional and everyone on the plane was extremely impressed . they pilot came down later and everyone was just saying how exceptional the crew had been . once he 'd been shocked , he came back around . ' part of research into a new generation of weapons . but while the pentagon is more . interested in it as a weapon with the potential to strike rogue states . anywhere on earth in under 60 minutes , its scope for commercial travel . could be immense . the falcon , which is unmanned , lifted off from vandenberg air force base on board an air force minotaur iv rocket . this took the htv-2 to the edge of the atmosphere . the rocket carrying the falcon will take off on thursday , weather permitting , after originally being planned for wednesday . after it separated from the rocket , it was supposed to glide over the pacific at up to 20 times the speed of sound . the take-off went well but contact was lost with the craft at the glide phase . may 3 tottenham hotspur -lrb- a -rrb- . may 10 queens park rangers -lrb- h -rrb- . the plane turned around and returned to dunedin airport , where it was met by emergency services . during the emergency the twin-engine turboprop turned around and returned to dunedin international airport , where it was met by paramedics , who rushed the man to hospital . a st john ambulance spokesman told the newspaper the man was taken to hospital in ` a very serious condition ' . after the man was taken to hospital the flight departed and arrived in wellington two hours later than scheduled , an airline spokeswoman said . the falcon reaches such a high speed . partly because of its own weight descending through earth 's atmosphere , . but also because of the experimental engines on board which are designed . to run at extreme velocities . last night marked its second mission . may 17 swansea city -lrb- a -rrb- . may 24 southampton -lrb- h -rrb- . ` in the last three months , we have thrown it into the garbage , ' admitted the city manager . ` we are doing some things very badly , that 's why we must improve . ' they now face a battle to sign world-class players like juventus midfielder paul pogba who also interests united . old trafford boss louis van gaal saw his side go four points clear of city after the victory and is confident of adding top-class talent in the next transfer window . ' i do n't have any doubt that players are coming to manchester united , ' he said . the first had to be aborted last year after its onboard systems detected a fault .
aircraft would take 12 minutes to fly from new york to los angeles . model launched from vandenberg air force base on central california coast . u.s. agency reported successful launch but lost contact later .
by . daniel bates . updated : . 10:02 est , 12 august 2011 . it promises to revolutionise air travel , slashing the flying time from london to sydney to just an hour . yesterday the 13,000 mph aircraft of the future took off for a crucial test flight . within hours however , the falcon hypersonic technology vehicle 2 appeared to have failed the test . falcon htv-2 : the aircraft can travel at 20 times the speed of sound - or 13,000 mph . it is part of research effort by darpa to one day make long-duration hypersonic flight a reality . on the ground : this photo from vandenberg air force base shows a minotaur iv rocket standing beside space launch complex-8 in california , which the hypersonic glider was due to launch from . epic : the mission might lead to new records , super weapons and eventually , cross-country and global travel at colossal speeds . the aircraft is unmanned , rocket-launched and manoeuvrable . name : falcon htv-2 . mission : to provide the u.s. military with its first in a new generation of sub-orbital weaons . top speed : 13,000 mph or mach 22 . a mig-25 can typically reach mach 2.3 , or 1,520 mph . length : 12ft long . manchester city players will lose # 500,000-a-man in bonuses if they fail to qualify for the champions league this season . the premier league title holders give star players like sergio aguero , david silva , brendan rodgers ' side beat newcastle united on monday . the top three finishers in the premier league qualify automatically for the champions league with the fourth-place team required to win a qualifying round to join them . in total , the city squad have around # 12million resting on reaching their european target . it was launched from a californian . rocket pad to the edge of space and was due to glide back down to earth . at roughly four miles per second . but all contact was lost and the craft was thought to have crashed . pellegrini has admitted city have let their season disintegrate after starting 2015 joint-top with chelsea . they have subsequently lost seven times including early exits in the fa cup and champions league . yaya toure is another player who could miss out on a big payday if city fail to finish in the top four . joe hart and james milner look dejected at the end of city 's defeat to crystal palace last week . april 19 west ham united -lrb- h -rrb- . april 25 aston villa -lrb- h -rrb- . it was a cruel anti-climax after all the hype , and a case of back to the drawing board for its developers at the pentagon . the project is being run in . conjunction with america 's defence advanced research projects agency as . a passenger says the man went into medical distress on the flight from dunedin to wellington . mr woods , head of emergency planning for auckland council , told the new zealand herald : ` we were about five or ten minutes into take-off and the fella behind me was just not very well . the airline attendant picked up on that pretty quickly , she tried to get him to respond , but he was n't responding . ` she very , very efficiently pulled him down onto the floor and got the resuscitation pack out and brought him around with the assistance of the other two crew . ` the crew were exceptional and everyone on the plane was extremely impressed . they pilot came down later and everyone was just saying how exceptional the crew had been . once he 'd been shocked , he came back around . ' part of research into a new generation of weapons . but while the pentagon is more . interested in it as a weapon with the potential to strike rogue states . anywhere on earth in under 60 minutes , its scope for commercial travel . could be immense . the falcon , which is unmanned , lifted off from vandenberg air force base on board an air force minotaur iv rocket . this took the htv-2 to the edge of the atmosphere . the rocket carrying the falcon will take off on thursday , weather permitting , after originally being planned for wednesday . after it separated from the rocket , it was supposed to glide over the pacific at up to louis van gaal saw his side go four points clear of city after the victory and is confident of adding top-class talent in the next transfer window . ' i do n't have any doubt that players are coming to manchester united , ' he said . the first had to be aborted last year after its onboard systems detected a fault .
by . daniel bates . updated : . 10:02 est , 12 august 2011 . it promises to revolutionise air travel , slashing the flying time from london to sydney to just an hour . yesterday the 13,000 mph aircraft of the future took off for a crucial test flight . within hours however , the falcon hypersonic technology vehicle 2 appeared to have failed the test . falcon htv-2 : the aircraft can travel at 20 times the speed of sound - or 13,000 mph . it is part of research effort by darpa to one day make long-duration hypersonic flight a reality . on the ground : this photo from vandenberg air force base shows a minotaur iv rocket standing beside space launch complex-8 in california after take-off . fellow passenger richard woods said the ` exceptional ' crew recognised the situation and jumped into action to resuscitate the man . weight : 900kg . materials : made of experimental material that can withstand up to 3,500 f -lrb- 2000c -rrb- it will experience upon re-entry . cost : $ 308million -lrb- # 189million -rrb- , so far . payload : potentially anything up to 12,000 lbs , including a nuclear bomb . range : anywhere in the world in less than 60 minutes . manuel pellegrini 's team are on incentivised contracts to stay within financial fairplay rules . city are in fourth place and will be just four points ahead of main rivals liverpool after defeat in the manchester derby and if brendan rodgers ' side beat newcastle united on monday . the top three finishers in the premier league qualify automatically for the champions league with the fourth-place team required to win a qualifying round to join them . in total , the city squad have around # 12million resting on reaching their european target . it was launched from a californian . rocket pad to the edge of space and was due to glide back down to earth . at roughly four miles per second . but all contact was lost and the craft was thought to have crashed . pellegrini has admitted city have let their season disintegrate after starting 2015 joint-top with chelsea . they have subsequently lost seven times including early exits in the fa cup and champions league . yaya toure is another player who could miss out on a big payday if city fail to finish in the top four . joe hart and james milner look dejected at the end of city 's defeat to crystal palace last week . april 19 west ham united -lrb- h -rrb- . april 25 aston villa -lrb- h -rrb- . it was a cruel anti-climax after all the hype , and a case of back to the drawing board for its developers at the pentagon . the project is being run in . conjunction with america 's defence advanced research projects agency as . a passenger says the man went into medical distress on the flight from dunedin to wellington . mr woods , head of emergency planning for auckland council , told the new zealand herald : ` we were about five or ten minutes into take-off and the fella behind me was just not very well . the airline attendant picked up on that pretty quickly , she tried to get him to respond , but he was n't responding . ` she very , very efficiently pulled him down onto the floor and got the resuscitation pack out and brought him around with the assistance of the other two crew . ` the crew were exceptional and everyone on the plane was extremely impressed . they pilot came down later and everyone was just saying how exceptional the crew had been . once he 'd been shocked , he came back around . ' part of research into a new generation of weapons . but while the pentagon is more . interested in it as a weapon with the potential to strike rogue states . anywhere on earth in under 60 minutes , its scope for commercial travel . could be immense . the falcon , which is unmanned , lifted off from vandenberg air force base on board an air force minotaur iv rocket . this took the htv-2 to the edge of the atmosphere . the rocket carrying the falcon will take off on thursday , weather permitting , after originally being planned for wednesday . after it separated from the rocket , it was supposed to glide over the pacific at up to , an airline spokeswoman said . the falcon reaches such a high speed . partly because of its own weight descending through earth 's atmosphere , . but also because of the experimental engines on board which are designed . to run at extreme velocities . last night marked its second mission . may 17 swansea city -lrb- a -rrb- . may 24 southampton -lrb- h -rrb- . ` in the last three months , we have thrown it into the garbage , ' admitted the city manager . ` we are doing some things very badly , that 's why we must improve . ' they now face a battle to sign world-class players like juventus midfielder paul pogba who also interests united . old trafford boss louis van gaal saw his side go four points clear of city after the victory and is confident of adding top-class talent in the next transfer window . ' i do n't have any doubt that players are coming to manchester united , ' he said . the first had to be aborted last year after its onboard systems detected a fault .
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brendan rodgers ' side beat newcastle united on monday . the top three finishers in the premier league qualify automatically for the champions league with the fourth-place team required to win a qualifying round to join them . in total , the city squad have around # 12million resting on reaching their european target . it was launched from a californian . rocket pad to the edge of space and was due to glide back down to earth . at roughly four miles per second . but all contact was lost and the craft was thought to have crashed . pellegrini has admitted city have let their season disintegrate after starting 2015 joint-top with chelsea . they have subsequently lost seven times including early exits in the fa cup and champions league . yaya toure is another player who could miss out on a big payday if city fail to finish in the top four . joe hart and james milner look dejected at the end of city 's defeat to crystal palace last week . april 19 west ham united -lrb- h -rrb- . april 25 aston villa -lrb- h -rrb- . it was a cruel anti-climax after all the hype , and a case of back to the drawing board for its developers at the pentagon . the project is being run in . conjunction with america 's defence advanced research projects agency as . a passenger says the man went into medical distress on the flight from dunedin to wellington . mr woods , head of emergency planning for auckland council , told the new zealand herald : ` we were about five or ten minutes into take-off and the fella behind me was just not very well . the airline attendant picked up on that pretty quickly , she tried to get him to respond , but he was n't responding . ` she very , very efficiently pulled him down onto the floor and got the resuscitation pack out and brought him around with the assistance of the other two crew . ` the crew were exceptional and everyone on the plane was extremely impressed . they pilot came down later and everyone was just saying how exceptional the crew had been . once he 'd been shocked , he came back around . ' part of research into a new generation of weapons . but while the pentagon is more . interested in it as a weapon with the potential to strike rogue states . anywhere on earth in under 60 minutes , its scope for commercial travel . could be immense . the falcon , which is unmanned , lifted off from vandenberg air force base on board an air force minotaur iv rocket . this took the htv-2 to the edge of the atmosphere . the rocket carrying the falcon will take off on thursday , weather permitting , after originally being planned for wednesday . after it separated from the rocket , it was supposed to glide over the pacific at up to louis van gaal saw his side go four points clear of city after the victory and is confident of adding top-class talent in the next transfer window . ' i do n't have any doubt that players are coming to manchester united , ' he said . the first had to be aborted last year after its onboard systems detected a fault .
 The article discusses Brendan Rodgers' side, Newcastle United, qualifying automatically for the Champions League after finishing fourth in the Premier League. This is their first qualification since 2013. Rodgers praised his team's performance and resilience throughout the season. He also mentioned that they had to overcome many obstacles, including injuries and COVID-19 disruptions. The team will now focus on preparing for the Champions League next season.