"Pat Flannery" wrote in message news:q-ydnReK-
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On 6/2/2011 2:23 PM, Brian Thorn wrote:
On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:19:37 -0800, Pat
wrote:

"Rocket booster with a man in it"?
The idea of using jet fighters for launching small satellites was
first
played around with in the 1960's

1958, Project Pilot (launched from F4D "Ford" Skyrays.

Here's some info on the launches, one of which the Navy claimed got into
orbit: http://www.designation-systems.net/d...4/notsnik.html
There was also Caleb:
http://www.designation-systems.net/d...pp4/caleb.html


http://www.designation-systems.net/d...pyewacket.html

Interesting site. I'm wondering if the Pye Wacket could have been the
source of 'Flying Saucer' sightings....