After coming back from the dead, the world’s largest aircraft just flew a real payload
Falling just short of hypersonic velocity.
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Virgin Orbit’s launch business sold for parts to Vast, Stratolaunch, and Rocket Lab
Read more: Virgin Orbit’s launch business sold for parts to Vast, Stratolaunch, and Rocket LabVirgin Orbit, once valued at $3.7B, has been chopped up for parts. The company has concluded the auction for its assets, which were put up for sale as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Altogether, the three winning bids come to around $36 million dollars. The winning bids were submitted by Rocket Lab, Launcher…
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Stratolaunch submits $17M bid for some of Virgin Orbit’s assets
Read more: Stratolaunch submits $17M bid for some of Virgin Orbit’s assetsVirgin Orbit may have found a buyer for some of its assets in hypersonic flight company Stratolaunch, according to new court filings. Stratolaunch submitted a $17 million bid for some assets, including the modified Boeing 747 aircraft “Cosmic Girl,” in a so-called stalking horse bid. Stalking horse bids set the minimum floor price for the…
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Stratolaunch Releases Test Aircraft From World’s Largest Plane, Setting Stage for Hypersonic Flights
Read more: Stratolaunch Releases Test Aircraft From World’s Largest Plane, Setting Stage for Hypersonic FlightsStratolaunch, a California-based aerospace company, has announced the latest successful test of its behemoth airplane called Roc, which released a test version of the company’s Talon-A hypersonic aircraft mid-flight from its center pylon this past week…
