The world's largest airplane may be grounded after just one flight. - NBCNewsMACH
, Roc reached a peak altitude of 17,000 feet and a top speed of 189 mph , Stratolaunch Systems representatives said at the time.Roc's wingspan is a record-breaking 385 feet — longer than an entire football field, including the two end zones. The aircraft is designed to haul a launch vehicle up to about 35,000 feet , at which point the booster will separate and make its own way to space.
Another company, Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit, plans to air-launch satellites in a similar manner, though with a much smaller carrier plane. And Virgin Orbit's sister outfit, Virgin Galactic, employs a carrier plane to get its six-passenger SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceliner aloft. Stratolaunch Systems' impending demise is not official, however; a spokesperson told Reuters that the Seattle-based company is still kicking. And Space.com got the same message when we reached out to the company.
"Stratolaunch remains operational," a company spokesperson told Space.com via email on Friday."We will provide an update when there is news to share."
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