NASA gets fast
 

Nasa's Mach 7 technology

The US space's experimental hypersonic research aircraft, the X-43A, could one day revolutionise long-distance travel.

The unpiloted 3.7m-long vehicle uses a scramjet to reach a design speed in excess of Mach 7, more than 8,000 km/h (5,000 mph).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3572909.stm

I just read that :-)

i can't wait... a few hours to the moon base so i can shag in outer space sounds like a fun trip

damn that's really fast.