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Old August 30th 18, 05:43 AM posted to sci.space.policy
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Is the spaceplane for manned or unmanned launches?

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Meet Stratolaunch's Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge 'Roc'
Mothership:


"Space launch firm Stratolaunch has unveiled ambitious plans for four
different
launch vehicles, including a reusable space plane, to go along with its
massive
carrier aircraft. The company's goal is to use the multi-tier concept to
provide a
cost-effective and relatively quick means of putting payloads weighing more
than
13,000 pounds into orbit and potentially bringing other cargo, or even
personnel,
to and from the Earth's surface, all of which could be especially useful for
military applications.

The Washington state-headquartered company, which Microsoft co-founder Paul
Allen,
set up in 2011, announced its latest vision for the Stratolaunch system on
Aug.
20, 2018. The planned family of launch vehicles will include Orbital
Sciences
Corporation's Pegasus XL, followed by a Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV), a more
capable Medium Launch Vehicle-Heavy (MLV-H), and finally, a space plane
known as
"Black Ice.""

See:

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...roc-mothership


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Old August 30th 18, 06:51 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Fred J. McCall[_3_]
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"Rocket Man" wrote on Thu, 30 Aug 2018
06:43:22 +0200:


Is the spaceplane for manned or unmanned launches?


Unmanned at present, although it could be manned in the future. Google
is your friend...

https://mainenginecutoff.com/blog/2018/03/black-ice


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Old August 30th 18, 12:12 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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In article ,
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"Rocket Man" wrote on Thu, 30 Aug 2018
06:43:22 +0200:


Is the spaceplane for manned or unmanned launches?


Unmanned at present, although it could be manned in the future. Google
is your friend...

https://mainenginecutoff.com/blog/2018/03/black-ice

They're a long way from crewed flights. They'll need to get the
baseline launch vehicle(s) flying first.

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