Falcon moves toward critical design review
Credit: JIM SHRYNE/U.S. AIR FORCE
For the Falcon space vehicles program, a journey into orbit may begin with a simple slide out the back of a C-17 cargo plane. It also could help pave the way for a radical new global-strike capability for the Pentagon. In July, a 72,000-lb., full-scale mockup of an AirLaunch QuickReach rocket exited...
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