Starfighters Space plans a December 2026 captive-carry test of its Starlaunch 1 suborbital rocket mounted to an F-104 Starfighter - here's what that means and why it matters.
TowerStratolaunch's Boeing 747-400 was photographed at Mojave carrying an unidentified rocket under its left wing, accompanied by a chase aircraft - signaling an undisclosed test program.
TowerThe Stratolaunch Roc, the largest aircraft ever built by wingspan at 385 feet, is reviving air-launch hypersonic testing with its reusable Talon A vehicle.
VectorStratolaunch is adding a Boeing 777 to its carrier fleet, expanding hypersonic test capacity by 35% as U.S. defense programs compete for flight-test infrastructure.
TowerStratolaunch has acquired a Boeing 777-200ER to expand its hypersonic air-launch test fleet alongside the Roc, signaling serious program growth.
TowerThe Roc - the world's largest aircraft by wingspan at 385 feet - is now America's mobile hypersonic test platform for critical Department of Defense programs.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc - with its 385-foot wingspan - is now actively flying hypersonic research missions, recovering test vehicles intact for the first time in decades.
VectorThe Pegasus rocket has reached orbit more than 45 times since 1990 by launching from an L-1011 TriStar at 40,000 feet - one of aviation's most underappreciated contributions to spaceflight.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc - the world's widest aircraft at 385 feet - has found its mission as a reusable hypersonic test platform after pivoting away from orbital launch.
VectorHow Stratolaunch turned Roc, the widest airplane ever built, into a reusable hypersonic test platform flying Talon A vehicles past Mach 5.
VectorWhy Virgin Orbit's Boeing 747 air-launch system reached orbit but still went bankrupt - the physics and economics explained.
VectorInside Stratolaunch's Roc, the widest airplane ever built, and how it became a reusable runway in the sky for hypersonic flight testing.
VectorStratolaunch's Roc, the largest-wingspan aircraft ever flown, now drops reusable Talon-A vehicles into hypersonic flight for U.S. defense testing.
VectorRadio Hangar explores Pegasus and the Stargazer, the L Ten Eleven Airliner That Drops a Rocket Off Its Belly to Reach Orbit.
VectorRoc, the world's largest airplane by wingspan, was built to launch satellites but now drops hypersonic test vehicles for the US military.
VectorHow the Stratolaunch Roc, the widest airplane ever built, became a reusable runway in the sky for hypersonic test flights.
VectorHow Stratolaunch's Roc, the world's largest airplane, pivoted from orbital rockets to launching America's fastest hypersonic test vehicles.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc, the largest-wingspan aircraft ever flown, now serves as a reusable hypersonic testbed after its orbital-launch mission failed.
VectorStratolaunch's Roc, the widest airplane ever built at 385 feet, now air-launches the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle past Mach 5.
VectorRadio Hangar explores Stratolaunch's Roc and the Talon-A, the Six-Engine Twin-Fuselage Giant That Air-Drops a Reusable Hypersonic Testbed Over the Pacific.
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