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Stratolaunch (funded by Paul Allen & Burt Rutan) is partnering with SpaceX to build an air-launched Falcon 9: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratolaunch_Systems
by rory096 14y ago
Stratolaunch (funded by Paul Allen & Burt Rutan) is partnering with SpaceX to build an air-launched Falcon 9: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratolaunch_Systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratolaunch_Systems
Why would a saucer or other shape make more sense than proven fixed-wing aircraft designs?
- btyrad 14y agoThanks for the link Rory, I had to go searching a little deeper to actually find an image of the Falcon 9 Air. Pretty cool: http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/12/pictures-and-information-from.html http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/12/pictures-and-information-fr...