Here is the latest airplane from his company - Scaled Composites:
Stratolaunch Systems, a Paul G. Allen project, will build a mobile launch system with three primary components, a carrier aircraft, a multi-stage booster, and a state-of-the-art mating and integration system.
The Stratolaunch carrier aircraft, currently in development by Scaled, will be the largest aircraft ever flown. The airlaunch system will provide orbital access to space with greater safety, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility.
Uses an airplane with the worlds longest wingspan to lift the rocket to above 90% of the Earth's atmosphere making for much simpler, lighter and cheaper rocket requirements. More at Stratolaunch Systems including this photo of the beast:
I would love to see one of those puppies flying overhead... Brings to mind a reclusive billionaire building a weird plane. Wonder if this will eventually wind up in McMinnville next to the Spruce Goose.
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