Cosmic Girl, LauncherOne, and the Boeing Seven Forty-Seven That Tried to Turn a Runway Into a Launch Pad
Why Virgin Orbit's Boeing 747 air-launch system reached orbit but still went bankrupt - the physics and economics explained.
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Pegasus, the Winged Rocket Dropped From an Airliner, and Whether Air Launch to Orbit Was Ever Going to Pay for Itself
Why air-launched rockets like Pegasus and LauncherOne worked technically but never beat conventional launch on cost.
VectorAir-Launch to Orbit, the Stargazer L-1011 and Pegasus, and Why a Rocket Dropped From a Jet Gets Altitude for Free but Still Has to Earn Every Bit of Its Speed
Air-launch drops a rocket from a jet at 40,000 feet to skip thick air - but orbit is a speed problem, and that's why the idea stalled.
VectorAir-Launch to Orbit, the Pegasus Rocket Slung Under an Airliner, and Why Dropping a Booster Off a Wing Is Harder Than It Sounds
How air-launch to orbit works, why Pegasus still flies, and why dropping a rocket off a wing is harder and pricier than it sounds.
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