[dr_lew]

That is the way I understand the concept, and I will be the first to admit I may be %100 wrong about my belief in how the technology is supposed to work.

I will bet you 100$ that you are wrong :-)

[Pox]

According to the post recently on FR it seems that the glider is boosted to orbital speeds prior to its descent towards its target.

So, it can achieve its speed in such a manner (theoretically), and I may be entirely wrong with my previous post, but I think the theory is not without merit as orbital speed is well above what we would call “hypersonic” in the atmosphere.

Given that, I STILL could be wrong, and I am not adverse to admitting such! :)