Tu-160 Launch Program Revamped To Cut Costs
A Russian/U.S. program to use demilitarized Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bombers as airborne launchers of spacecraft has been restructured, significantly reducing the estimated costs of orbiting a 2,500-lb. payload. The High Altitude Aerial Launch (HAAL) system was originally a joint venture between...
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