For more than 70 years, the Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed Spruce Goose, held the record for the largest wingspan aircraft that has ever flown. With a length of nearly 320 feet (97,5 meters) and a ...

Stratolaunch’s Roc launch platform carries the Talon-A separation test vehicle during its second captive-carry flight. (Gauntlet Aerospace / Christian Turner) Stratolaunch, the air-launch company ...

The Model 351 Stratolaunch underwent modifications between December 2019 and April 2021 to allow its carriage of Talon-series hypersonic test vehicles. The aircraft successfully flew its third test ...

LOS ANGELES—As Stratolaunch continues preparations to restart flight tests of its giant carrier aircraft next fall, the company has unveiled new details of the rocket-powered hypersonic vehicle fleet ...

A photo taken during a high-speed taxi test shows the nose gear on Stratolaunch’s twin-fuselage airplane rising from the runway at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port. (Stratolaunch Photo) ...