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Virgin Orbit will soon use its modified Boeing 747 to launch satellites into orbit using a rocket strapped to the wing — here's how it works
Sir Richard Branson's space company, Virgin Orbit, just completed its final developmental test with its Boeing 747-400 jet turned satellite launcher and a fully-fueled "captive carry" rocket ...
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The Largest Aircraft Ever Built Will Soon Launch Rockets To Space
The Lockheed TriStar can carry a phenomenal payload, but mass fractions count, and the Pegasus rocket can only lift a few hundred pounds into orbit. The first rocket to be launched via the ...
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Virgin Orbit air-launched a rocket from a soaring Boeing 747
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Russia to launch first reusable rocket with payload in 2026
"Under the adopted plan, we are due to ensure the launch minimum and, correspondingly, the first launch of the Amur rocket in 2026. This will be a launch with a payload," the space agency’s ...