Video: Talon-A1 test vehicle makes near-hypersonic first powered flight

Stratolaunch Systems, the company behind the world’s largest aircraft, is making headlines again. The firm’s Talon-A1 hypersonic test aircraft has successfully completed its first powered flight, which took place last weekend in Mojave, California.Cont… Continue reading Video: Talon-A1 test vehicle makes near-hypersonic first powered flight

World’s largest plane carries fueled hypersonic test vehicle into the skies

California’s Stratolaunch has announced the successful completion of its 12th test flight, where its six-engine, 385-ft wingspan Roc carrier aircraft took to the air for a captive carry test of a Talon-A hypersonic vehicle hauling live propellant.Conti… Continue reading World’s largest plane carries fueled hypersonic test vehicle into the skies

Stratolaunch successfully releases test vehicle ahead of hypersonic flights

California aerospace company Stratolaunch has taken a major step closer to the realization of its planned hypersonic flight launch system. Last weekend, the firm successfully released the TA-0 test vehicle from its Roc carrier aircraft.Continue Reading… Continue reading Stratolaunch successfully releases test vehicle ahead of hypersonic flights

World’s largest plane carries hypersonic test vehicle into the air

Aerospace company Stratolaunch has bold plans to launch swift and repeatable hypersonic flights from its massive Roc carrier aircraft, and has now taken an important step forward with these ambitions. The plane’s latest outing saw a hypersonic test veh… Continue reading World’s largest plane carries hypersonic test vehicle into the air

World’s largest plane soars to its highest altitude yet

The world’s largest flying aircraft has reached new heights, with Stratolaunch today completing the seventh test flight of its gigantic Roc carrier plane and logging a record altitude for the huge aircraft in the process. The exercise was also used to … Continue reading World’s largest plane soars to its highest altitude yet

After Years of Uncertainty, Stratolaunch Flies Again

When Paul Allen founded Stratolaunch in 2011, the hope was to make access to space cheaper and faster. The company’s massive carrier aircraft, the largest plane by wingspan ever to …read more Continue reading After Years of Uncertainty, Stratolaunch Flies Again

After Years of Uncertainty, Stratolaunch Flies Again

When Paul Allen founded Stratolaunch in 2011, the hope was to make access to space cheaper and faster. The company’s massive carrier aircraft, the largest plane by wingspan ever to …read more Continue reading After Years of Uncertainty, Stratolaunch Flies Again