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Stratolaunch Plans Air-Breathing Hypersonic Talon Variant

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COLORADO SPRINGS—Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch plans to develop an air-breathing variant of its rocket-powered Mach 5-plus Talon vehicle and is acquiring a second Boeing 747 to add to its growing air launcher fleet. The Mojave Air & Space Port, California-based company has already...
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