Fighters as Spacelift
The Air Force Research Laboratory will conduct captive-carriage flight tests of a quick-response, microsatellite launch vehicle (MSLV) to determine the feasibility of air-launching a three-stage booster from an F-15E fighter. There are no plans to actually launch an MSLV, but the program will...
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