Virgin Orbit, a sister company of Richard Branson’s space tourism effort, is set to try to send its rocket into orbit for the first time ever on January 17th after failing to do so last year. It ...

The company aims to build a massive aircraft that will act as an airborne launch system, releasing a booster mid-flight that ignites to send cargo, satellites and, eventually, people into orbit.

The Pentagon wants an airborne aircraft carrier to launch drones. November 10, 2014. ... The Akron crashed in 1933 off the coast of New Jersey, killing 73 of 76 men on board, ...

After launch, the booster will be tracked from the carrier and the ground. Allen hinted at the project this year in his memoir, Idea Man, but hasn’t released any details prior to this.

Noteworthy, an E-6 Mercury plane took an active part to the launch. Acting as an Airborne Command Post, ... Offutt AFB, Neb., both on board the E-6B aircraft. ...

UVision has successfully demonstrated the airborne launch and engagement of a ground target by its Hero 120 loitering munition, fired from a Bell 412 helicopter. UVision USA, the US subsidiary of ...

Included with the visit were mission briefs, meetings with military leadership, and the test launch of an ICBM that was equipped with targetable re-entry vehicles from the Airborne Launch Control ...

ScioTeq To Launch AM-817 Next Generation Airborne Mission Display At Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit. Apr 23, 2024, 9:00 AM ET 3D Cockpit Rendering with Airborne Mission Displays. ...