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March 20, 2013

Here We Go Again, Another Air-Launch Idea
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 20, 2013
Over the past two decades there have been a number of proposals suggesting that air launching a satellite is an effective and low-cost approach to space operations. Launchspace has followed each of these ideas and has discounted all of these. Yes, Orbital's Pegasus is a successful launch vehicle that is launched from an aircraft. But, it is not a low-cost launcher. The simple fact is that there are no low-cost air-launched schemes that work. The latest proposal is from a new Swiss-based comp ... read more

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