Stratolaunch Systems
American space transportation venture
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| May 5 2025 | Stratolaunch Systems officially announced the successful completion of its second hypersonic flight and recovery with TA-2, confirming it as the first fully reusable hypersonic test vehicle that surpassed Mach 5 speed. |
| March 2025 | Stratolaunch completed the second hypersonic flight of TA-2. |
| 2024 | The acquired Boeing 747 'Spirit of Mojave' is expected to become operational by mid-year. |
| December 2024 | TA-2 completed its first hypersonic flight. |
| March 2024 | Stratolaunch announced the completion of the first powered flight of TA-1, including a controlled ocean disposal. |
| 2023 | TA-0 completed separation testing, demonstrating safe release and controlled flight before gliding down to the Pacific Ocean. |
| December 2023 | TA-1 flew its first captive carry mission with live propellant onboard. |
| May 25 2023 | Stratolaunch acquired Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747, named 'Spirit of Mojave', expanding its air-launch fleet after Virgin Orbit's bankruptcy. |
| April 2022 | Stratolaunch installed an adaptable hardware pylon onto the carrier aircraft, designed to carry and release Talon-A hypersonic vehicles. |
| May 2021 | Stratolaunch announced that Talon-A test vehicles TA-0 and TA-1 were structurally complete. |
| April 13 2019 | Roc completed its first successful flight test, flying for 2.5 hours and achieving significant altitude and speed milestones, shortly after founder Paul Allen's death. |
| 2018 | Stratolaunch initially proposed the Hyper-A (later renamed Talon-A), a reusable rocket-powered hypersonic flight vehicle capable of Mach 5-7 speeds. |
| May 2017 | The Roc aircraft was rolled out, featuring the world's longest wingspan at 385 feet. |
| December 2011 | Stratolaunch Systems announced the Roc carrier aircraft project, a twin-fuselage aircraft designed for air-launch-to-orbit (ALTO) rockets. |
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