America's First Private Hypersonic Aircraft Takes Flight, Speed and Altitude Are Secret
11 Mar 2024, 08:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company Stratolaunch announced the completion of the first test flight of the Talon-A (TA-1) hypersonic aircraft
World's Largest Operational Aircraft Takes Off With Powered Drone Attached to It. Again
26 Feb 2024, 08:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Stratolaunch tests the TA-1 hypersonic vehicle a second time in powered form and attached to the Roc carrier plane.
Twin-Fuselage Airplane Makes First Flight With a Fueled Hypersonic Drone Strapped to It
6 Dec 2023, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American aerospace company Stratolaunch announced it has flown the Talon-A hypersonic demonstrator for the first time with fuel in it
Stratolaunch Hypersonic Vehicle to Fly Test Missions for U.S. Navy's MACH-TB
29 Nov 2023, 12:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American aerospace company Stratolaunch announced it has joined the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed program with the Talon-A
Cosmic Girl No Longer Virgin, Will Fly Missions for Stratolaunch
26 May 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit is officially dead, and its assets sold to companies in space exploration. The converted Boeing called Cosmic Girl landed at Stratolaunch
World's Largest Aircraft by Wingspan Drops Hypersonic Vehicle on Purpose During Test
16 May 2023, 13:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Stratolaunch Roc performed a test flight and it dropped the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle to see if it can separate from the center-wing pylon
Air Force Research Lab Inks Deal To Support Stratolaunch Talon-A Hypersonic Testbed
15 Nov 2022, 21:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Formed in 1997 and based out of Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, the Air Force Research Lab has its roots indating back to 1945
World’s Largest Aircraft Flies With Its Hypersonic Separation Vehicle for the First Time
31 Oct 2022, 02:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The incredible Roc aircraft that's almost as big as a football field, flied over the Mojave desert with an autonomous hypersonic vehicle attached to it
The World's Largest Aircraft by Wingspan Sets New Altitude Record
16 Jun 2022, 23:24 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft Roc successfully completed its seventh flight test. During the flight, Roc reached a new maximum altitude of 27,000 feet
Stratolaunch Cuts Short Sixth Flight Test of Its Mammoth Carrier Aircraft
10 Jun 2022, 00:51 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On June 9th, Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft Roc was supposed to fly over the Mojave Desert for 3.5 hours, but its flight test was cut short
Stratolaunch Reveals First Talon-A Vehicle Set to Be Carried by Massive Aircraft Roc
27 May 2022, 11:44 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch has unveiled the its first structurally complete Talon-A test vehicle. The vehicle will be carried by the mammoth aircraft Roc later this year
Massive Airplane Roc Aces Fifth Test Flight, Gears Up to Carry Hypersonic Vehicles
5 May 2022, 00:44 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft Roc has successfully completed its fifth flight, moving closer to launch hypersonic vehicles
Game-Changing Engine Made in the U.S. to Power Both Rockets and Hypersonic Aircraft
24 Mar 2022, 05:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A young Colorado-based company has developed a unique engine that will power both the Daytona rocket and the Stratolaunch hypersonic vehicle
Stratolaunch's Mammoth Carrier Aircraft Nails Fourth Test Flight
25 Feb 2022, 03:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft has successfully completed its fourth test flight. This moves Roc closer to launching the first hypersonic vehicles
The U.S. Air Force Starts Testing Cargo Hypersonic Flights, Deployed by the Massive Roc
27 Jan 2022, 05:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Air Force will officially kick off tests for cargo transportation using hypersonic flights, conducted by test vehicles launched from the Roc aircraft
Giant Carrier Airplane Roc Aces Test Flight, Prepares to Launch Hypersonic Vehicles
18 Jan 2022, 00:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch massive carrier aircraft has successfully completed its third test flight, moving closer to support the launch of the company's hypersonic vehicles
Massive Carrier Aircraft Roc to Help the U.S. Army Sharpen Its Hypersonic Skills
10 Dec 2021, 10:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Talon-A hypersonic launch vehicle dropped from the Roc carrier will be used by the Missile Defense Agency to research hypersonic threats
Autonomous High-Speed Test Vehicle Gearing up to Revolutionize Hypersonic Flight
1 Oct 2021, 05:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Stratolaunch is getting ready to launch its revolutionary hypersonic vehicle, Talon-A, from the world's largest plane, a multi-vehicle aircraft carrier.
Roc, the Aircraft With Wings Bigger Than a Football Field, Is Back in the Sky
30 Apr 2021, 07:41 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Thursday, April 29th, Stratolaunch Model 351 successfully completed its second test flight. It touched down after three hours of testing and maneuvering.
Stratolaunch: A Million Pounds, Six Engines and the Wingspan of a Football Field
3 Dec 2019, 16:30 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / A million pounds, six Boeing engines and a wingspan of 358 feet, Stratolaunch Model 351 is surely one of the most impressive engineering exercises