The largest airplane ever to take flight has made its second voyage, soaring above California’s Mojave desert. Stratolaunch’s massive carrier aircraft, nicknamed ‘Roc’, is designed to transport hypersonic vehicles and facilitate easy access to space.
The company was founded by the late billionaire and Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen in 2011, and sold to private ownership in late 2019 after Allen’s death.
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Source: The Guardian