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Briefing
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- World's Largest Aircraft – Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, rolled out world's largest aircraft, called Stratolaunch, that will launch rockets into space
- Aircraft Features – Powered by six 747 engines, has 385-foot wingspan, weighs about 500,000 pounds, can carry 250,000 pounds of fuel, and moves on ground with 28 wheels with maximum takeoff weight of 1.3 million pounds
- Initial Flight Testing – Plans to conduct ground and flight line testing, including crew safety tests, at Mojave Air and Space Port, with first flight demonstration expected by 2019
- First Customer – Orbital ATK agreement with Stratolaunch Systems will use giant aircraft to launch its Pegasus XL rocket
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