Stratolaunch Adds 747-400 To Air Launch Fleet

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Credit: Stratolaunch/Domenic Moen
Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch has inducted the former Virgin Orbit Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft into its air launch fleet at the company’s Mojave Air & Space Port base in California following repainting at nearby San Bernardino. The aircraft—which previously underwent maintenance checks at...
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