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Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Captive Carry Flight with TA-1 Test Vehicle

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日曜日, 12月 3, 2023
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MOJAVE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC announces the completion of a captive carry flight with the first powered Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, TA-1.

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  • MOJAVE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC announces the completion of a captive carry flight with the first powered Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, TA-1.
  • The flight was the twelfth for the company's launch platform Roc and the first in which the aircraft carried a Talon vehicle with live propellant as part of a buildup approach for Talon-A's first powered flight.
  • The flight lasted a total of three hours and 22 minutes and represented a significant step forward in the company's near-term goal of completing a powered flight with the Talon-A vehicle, TA-1.
  • We're moving faster into the future of high-speed flight, and I'm proud of our team's tenacity to reach this point," said Dr. Zachary Krevor, Chief Executive Officer for Stratolaunch.

Stratolaunch Awarded Flight Test Contract for the Navy's MACH-TB Hypersonic Program

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火曜日, 11月 28, 2023
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MOJAVE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC announces the receipt of a flight test contract award from Leidos, the prime contractor for the Navy's Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed (MACH-TB).

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  • MOJAVE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC announces the receipt of a flight test contract award from Leidos, the prime contractor for the Navy's Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed (MACH-TB).
  • NSWC Crane's MACH-TB program focuses on hypersonic flight testing using robust, agile, and modular approaches.
  • The Leidos-led team intends to deliver an affordable solution, leveraging commercial launch vehicles, including Stratolaunch's Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, for flight testing hypersonic payloads.
  • Andy Crocker, Leidos Program Manager for MACH-TB, said, "Leidos is delighted to have Stratolaunch join the team that's working to provide fast and affordable hypersonic flight test capabilities to the nation.

Stratolaunch Announces Contract with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

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木曜日, 10月 12, 2023
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MOJAVE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC announces a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support the first flight test of the company's second reusable Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle, TA-3.

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  • MOJAVE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC announces a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support the first flight test of the company's second reusable Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle, TA-3.
  • Stratolaunch announced its first contract with AFRL in late 2022 supporting its first flight of TA-1, an expendable configuration of the Talon-A product line.
  • "We're pleased AFRL chose to support the flight of TA-3 and continues to see value in our approach to low cost, high-cadence flight test," said Dr. Zachary Krevor, Chief Executive Officer for Stratolaunch.
  • "We look forward to increasing the cadence of our flight test services for our customers in the near future."

Purdue Applied Research Institute opens $41M Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility

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水曜日, 6月 7, 2023
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI), the applied research arm of Purdue University, on Tuesday (June 6) officially opened a new facility dedicated to enhancing Purdue's world-leading capabilities in hypersonics evaluation and testing.

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  • Purdue's $41 million, 65,000-square-foot Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility is an investment in test and evaluation and research capabilities.
  • WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI), the applied research arm of Purdue University, on Tuesday (June 6) officially opened a new facility dedicated to enhancing Purdue's world-leading capabilities in hypersonics evaluation and testing.
  • "The Hypersonic Applied Research Facility is an investment in test and evaluation and research capabilities that this country desperately needs," said Mark Lewis, chief executive officer for PARI.
  • The Mach 8 quiet wind tunnel and the HYPULSE tunnel offer controlled environments to research several facets of high-speed flight.

Stratolaunch Welcomes Aerospace and Defense Industry Veteran Thomas Bussing as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors

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木曜日, 6月 1, 2023
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MOJAVE, Calif., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch LLC today announced that Thomas Bussing, Ph.D., has been named Co-Chair of the Board of Directors.

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  • MOJAVE, Calif., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch LLC today announced that Thomas Bussing, Ph.D., has been named Co-Chair of the Board of Directors.
  • Dr. Bussing is an aerospace and defense industry leader with more than 35 years of experience at prominent organizations, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
  • "Stratolaunch is transforming the hypersonic environment," said Jim Geisler, Co-Chair of Stratolaunch Board of Directors.
  • Dr. Bussing's appointment follows the recent addition of defense leader Jim Faist to the Board on November 1, 2022.

Stratolaunch Expands Fleet with Virgin Orbit's Modified Boeing 747

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木曜日, 5月 25, 2023
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MOJAVE, Calif., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC ("Stratolaunch") today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to acquire Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747 and its related parts and equipment, marking an expansion of Stratolaunch's air-launch fleet. The acquisition is expected to close by July 31, 2023.

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  • MOJAVE, Calif., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC ("Stratolaunch") today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to acquire Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747 and its related parts and equipment, marking an expansion of Stratolaunch's air-launch fleet.
  • Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that enables reusable and routine hypersonic testing through world-class aerospace vehicles and in-flight test capabilities.
  • The expansion of Stratolaunch's fleet will increase its in-flight test capacity and ability to support government and commercial customers globally.
  • The acquisition of the modified 747 follows Stratolaunch's first successful Talon-A vehicle separation test on May 13.

Stratolaunch Creates Advanced Program Office at Discovery Park District and Collaborates with Purdue University on Hypersonic Design and Test

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月曜日, 1月 23, 2023
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Stratolaunch will establish the Stratolaunch Advanced Programs Office at the Convergence Center in Purdue's Discovery Park District in West Lafayette, Indiana to ensure the goals of their collaboration will be rapidly achieved.

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  • Stratolaunch will establish the Stratolaunch Advanced Programs Office at the Convergence Center in Purdue's Discovery Park District in West Lafayette, Indiana to ensure the goals of their collaboration will be rapidly achieved.
  • The office will be led by an experienced advanced design director with support staff that will offer opportunities for student internships.
  • Through their collaboration Stratolaunch and Purdue will leverage the university's world class multi-disciplinary hypersonic design methods, ground test facilities, faculty, staff, and students to anchor ground simulations.
  • "Stratolaunch' s office at Discovery Park District further strengthens Purdue as an epicenter of hypersonic research and testing in the country."

Stratolaunch Completes Second Captive Carry Flight with TA-0 Test Vehicle

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土曜日, 1月 14, 2023
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MOJAVE, Calif., Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC announces the completion of its second captive carry flight with the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0.

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  • MOJAVE, Calif., Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch, LLC announces the completion of its second captive carry flight with the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0.
  • Primary test objectives included flight outside of the local Mojave area for the first time and evaluation of the separation environment.
  • Stratolaunch continues to progress toward separation test and its first hypersonic flight of TA-1 within the first half of 2023.
  • "We are excited for what's ahead this year as we bring our hypersonic flight test service online for our customers and the nation."

This Week in Transportation News: 11 Stories You Need to See

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金曜日, 12月 2, 2022
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the auto and transportation industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • Canadian car subscription company, Roam, is reinventing car ownership Roam's car subscription service lets users get cars from top automotive brands for as long as they need.
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Stratolaunch Partners with Dynetics for Navy MACH-TB Hypersonic Testbed

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火曜日, 11月 29, 2022
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The Dynetics-led team will demonstrate ways to affordably prototype a testbed that leverages commercial launch vehicles, including Stratolaunch's Talon-A vehicle, for flight testing hypersonic payloads.

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  • The Dynetics-led team will demonstrate ways to affordably prototype a testbed that leverages commercial launch vehicles, including Stratolaunch's Talon-A vehicle, for flight testing hypersonic payloads.
  • Early, affordable, and regular hypersonic flight testing leads to robust and successful developments of hypersonic weapon systems.
  • Stratolaunch's Talon-A, a reusable autonomous hypersonic testbed, will operate as a high-cadence, high-speed testbed to advance the MACH-TB program development.
  • "We're excited for the opportunity for Talon-A flights to be integrated into the MACH-TB program as part of the Dynetics team.