Featured in MothershipBYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2022ShareBoeing Reveals New Hypersonic Aircraft Model Evolved From Previous Valkyrie Concept (Updated)Boeing’s latest hypersonic aircraft design could potentially be used for various military missions or as a space launch mothership. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-AirGeneral Atomics has offered new details about Sparrowhawk, which is designed to be launched and recovered in mid-air, including from other drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2021ShareIran Confirms Its Covert Mothership In The Red Sea Was AttackedThe attack was reportedly an Israeli operation and came right as the U.S. and Iran started new indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareAll The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super BomberThe different adaptations of the B-70 included recon planes, tankers, transports, and even motherships to launch hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareIs This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?There’s a long and colorful trail of circumstantial evidence, rumor, historical context, and patent info that points to such an aircraft existing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareThe Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s BackyardThe craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareCIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch MothershipThe proposal sheds more light on decades of secretive U.S. work to realize air-launched space access capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 5, 2019ShareSaudis Rescue Injured Iranian Sailor From Covert Mothership Supporting Yemeni RebelsSaudi Arabia said it treated the request for aid as a humanitarian issue even though it sees the ship as a threat to regional security. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 5, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareRussia Plans To Launch Tiny Space Plane Off Back Of High Flying M-55 Research JetThe new development comes amid a general surge of interest in air-launched space access concepts, especially in the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2018ShareU.S. Special Operations Command’s Elusive Mothership Is Packing Stealth SpeedboatsWe finally have high-quality images of the entire ship in its completed state. BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 23, 2018SharePhotos Surface Of Elusive U.S. Special Operations Mothership In SeychellesAfter disappearing for nearly three years, we are finally getting a better look at this ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ of a warship. BYTyler RogowayMay 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2018SharePhoto Of The Pentagon’s Shadowy Special Operations Mothership EmergesThe highly-modified ship hasn’t been seen for three years, but we have uncovered a new photo of it and some details as to where it’s been. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2017ShareStratolaunch’s Massive Mothership Rolls Out Of Its Nest For The First TimeThis is the largest aircraft ever built in terms of wingspan, even larger than the “Spruce Goose.” BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2017Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2022ShareBoeing Reveals New Hypersonic Aircraft Model Evolved From Previous Valkyrie Concept (Updated)Boeing’s latest hypersonic aircraft design could potentially be used for various military missions or as a space launch mothership. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-AirGeneral Atomics has offered new details about Sparrowhawk, which is designed to be launched and recovered in mid-air, including from other drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2021ShareIran Confirms Its Covert Mothership In The Red Sea Was AttackedThe attack was reportedly an Israeli operation and came right as the U.S. and Iran started new indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareAll The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super BomberThe different adaptations of the B-70 included recon planes, tankers, transports, and even motherships to launch hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareIs This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?There’s a long and colorful trail of circumstantial evidence, rumor, historical context, and patent info that points to such an aircraft existing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareThe Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s BackyardThe craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareCIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch MothershipThe proposal sheds more light on decades of secretive U.S. work to realize air-launched space access capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 5, 2019ShareSaudis Rescue Injured Iranian Sailor From Covert Mothership Supporting Yemeni RebelsSaudi Arabia said it treated the request for aid as a humanitarian issue even though it sees the ship as a threat to regional security. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 5, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareRussia Plans To Launch Tiny Space Plane Off Back Of High Flying M-55 Research JetThe new development comes amid a general surge of interest in air-launched space access concepts, especially in the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2018ShareU.S. Special Operations Command’s Elusive Mothership Is Packing Stealth SpeedboatsWe finally have high-quality images of the entire ship in its completed state. BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 23, 2018SharePhotos Surface Of Elusive U.S. Special Operations Mothership In SeychellesAfter disappearing for nearly three years, we are finally getting a better look at this ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ of a warship. BYTyler RogowayMay 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2018SharePhoto Of The Pentagon’s Shadowy Special Operations Mothership EmergesThe highly-modified ship hasn’t been seen for three years, but we have uncovered a new photo of it and some details as to where it’s been. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2017ShareStratolaunch’s Massive Mothership Rolls Out Of Its Nest For The First TimeThis is the largest aircraft ever built in terms of wingspan, even larger than the “Spruce Goose.” BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2017Share
