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Stratolaunch

US
commercialFounded 2011
History · 1 eventMay 23, 2023 · Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy, assets sold to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch, and Vast/Launcher
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The Pegasus XL rocket provided by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems will be the small-end option of Stratolaunch’s vehicle family, with launches beginning in 2020.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 21, 2018Stratolaunch confirms launch vehicle development plans

Stratolaunch and some other new launch providers will offer U.S. agencies alternative routes to orbit if operations at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are disrupted.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Aug 7, 2018Government agencies welcome small rockets with contracts, awards and reduced red tape

Steve Nixon is vice president for strategic development at Stratolaunch, a firm backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that plans to launch rockets from the world’s largest aircraft.

GovernancePlanValue 4.0Aug 7, 2018Government agencies welcome small rockets with contracts, awards and reduced red tape
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