Whybecauseoh t1_j4h5a9h wrote on January 15, 2023 at 6:21 PM Reply to comment by lughnasadh in The Stratolaunch Roc, the largest aircraft ever flown, has just completed a 6-hour test flight. It aims to be a platform to launch reusable hypersonic craft from an altitude of 10 km by lughnasadh Launches from aircraft to orbit have been going on for years actually. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/launch/L-1011-pegasus.html Permalink Parent 13
Whybecauseoh t1_j4h5a9h wrote
Reply to comment by lughnasadh in The Stratolaunch Roc, the largest aircraft ever flown, has just completed a 6-hour test flight. It aims to be a platform to launch reusable hypersonic craft from an altitude of 10 km by lughnasadh
Launches from aircraft to orbit have been going on for years actually.
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/launch/L-1011-pegasus.html