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October 29, 2025

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North Wind’s existing facility in Plymouth, Minnesota. | Photo courtesy of North Wind

Emails between University officials reveal efforts to downplay military applications of hypersonic research

by Anshu Patel | Investigative Reporter | Published October 28, 2025

This January, the University of Minnesota and St. Paul-based aerospace company North Wind revealed to the Rosemount Planning Commission plans to build the Minnesota Aerospace Complex, an aerospace research facility.

Now, the University may be a key component in an emerging hypersonic arms race.

Though University administration has released few public details about the facility, federal documents and internal communications analyzed by the Minnesota Daily point to the role of the Minnesota Aerospace Complex, or MAC, in advancing U.S. hypersonic weapons development.

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News

Minneapolis 2025 election: How to register and vote

By Shay Scanlan | City Reporter 

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters can register and cast ballots up to and on Election Day for several city government positions.

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Sports

Long-time rivalry, big-time loss: Gophers football against Iowa Hawkeyes

By Regan Guirguis | Sports Reporter

Minnesota played their 119th game against the University of Iowa on Saturday: 95 seasons in a row, ever since 1931.

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