Featured in Space LaunchBYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2022ShareRussia Adorns Its Space Center’s Soyuz Rocket Transporter With Ukraine Invasion MarkingsRussian cooperation on international space programs is faltering amid sanctions and isolation over the war in Ukraine. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2022ShareBYJoseph 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, 2022ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 11, 2021ShareSpace Launch Start-Up Just Used A Giant Centrifuge To Fling A Projectile Into The Upper AtmosphereSpinLaunch plans to use its kinetic launch system to put small satellites into orbit rapidly and cheaply, and the Pentagon is interested. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 9, 2021ShareAevum’s Space Launch Plane Is A-5 Vigilante Sized, Its Claims Are Even BiggerThe rollout of a mockup of the Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle concept was intriguing, but it also raised a lot of questions. BYThomas NewdickNov 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareRocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget ProposalNext year, the Air Force wants to test a way to move a C-17’s worth of cargo, and potentially personnel, extremely quickly to any location on Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareWorld’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch’s primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 9, 2020ShareWatch Elon Musk’s Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom Wile E. Coyote StyleToday’s explosive trial of the SpaceX Starship prototype was considered a success according to the company’s rapid development through testing model. BYBrett TingleyDec 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Moves To Launch Its Own Experimental Mini Space StationThe goal is for the space-based platform to support various test, training, and other missions, possibly with humans aboard in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 22, 2020ShareTrump Orders Navy to Destroy Iranian Boats That Harass Its Ships (Updated)This all comes as Iran has announced the successful launch of its first-ever military satellite into space. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2020ShareStratolaunch Was Crafting Hypersonic Vehicles Before Its Official Pivot To High-Speed TestingThis past work is more relevant than ever now that the company says it is switching from focusing on space launches to hypersonic testing services. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo JetThe decision comes amid increasing interest in alternative space launch concepts and small satellites to respond to growing threats to space assets. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareStratolaunch Reportedly Shuts Down Leaving World’s Largest Plane With An Uncertain FutureLess than a year after founder Paul Allen’s death, the ambitious project appears to have come to an end and everything will be up for sale. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareStratolaunch’s Roc, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)This is a landmark event in aviation history and something the late billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dreamed of seeing. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Ivan VoukadinovOct 8, 2018ShareExclusive: Russian MiG-31 Foxhound Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Emerges Near MoscowThe big rocket is likely to be either a space-launch system or an anti-satellite weapon, and maybe even both. BYTyler Rogoway and Ivan VoukadinovOct 8, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2022ShareRussia Adorns Its Space Center’s Soyuz Rocket Transporter With Ukraine Invasion MarkingsRussian cooperation on international space programs is faltering amid sanctions and isolation over the war in Ukraine. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2022Share
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
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 11, 2021ShareSpace Launch Start-Up Just Used A Giant Centrifuge To Fling A Projectile Into The Upper AtmosphereSpinLaunch plans to use its kinetic launch system to put small satellites into orbit rapidly and cheaply, and the Pentagon is interested. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 9, 2021ShareAevum’s Space Launch Plane Is A-5 Vigilante Sized, Its Claims Are Even BiggerThe rollout of a mockup of the Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle concept was intriguing, but it also raised a lot of questions. BYThomas NewdickNov 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareRocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget ProposalNext year, the Air Force wants to test a way to move a C-17’s worth of cargo, and potentially personnel, extremely quickly to any location on Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareWorld’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch’s primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 9, 2020ShareWatch Elon Musk’s Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom Wile E. Coyote StyleToday’s explosive trial of the SpaceX Starship prototype was considered a success according to the company’s rapid development through testing model. BYBrett TingleyDec 9, 2020Share
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
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Moves To Launch Its Own Experimental Mini Space StationThe goal is for the space-based platform to support various test, training, and other missions, possibly with humans aboard in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 22, 2020ShareTrump Orders Navy to Destroy Iranian Boats That Harass Its Ships (Updated)This all comes as Iran has announced the successful launch of its first-ever military satellite into space. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2020ShareStratolaunch Was Crafting Hypersonic Vehicles Before Its Official Pivot To High-Speed TestingThis past work is more relevant than ever now that the company says it is switching from focusing on space launches to hypersonic testing services. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo JetThe decision comes amid increasing interest in alternative space launch concepts and small satellites to respond to growing threats to space assets. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareStratolaunch Reportedly Shuts Down Leaving World’s Largest Plane With An Uncertain FutureLess than a year after founder Paul Allen’s death, the ambitious project appears to have come to an end and everything will be up for sale. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareStratolaunch’s Roc, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)This is a landmark event in aviation history and something the late billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dreamed of seeing. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Ivan VoukadinovOct 8, 2018ShareExclusive: Russian MiG-31 Foxhound Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Emerges Near MoscowThe big rocket is likely to be either a space-launch system or an anti-satellite weapon, and maybe even both. BYTyler Rogoway and Ivan VoukadinovOct 8, 2018Share