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| slogan = "Launch Anywhere ... Global Reach" |
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| foundation = 2000-2003 {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}<!-- which is it? --> |
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| location = [[Kirkland, Washington]], United States |
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| key_people = Gary C Hudson (Founder, CEO), Debra Facktor Lepore (President), [[Livingston Holder]] (Chief Program Executive), Curtis Gifford (Chief Operating Officer), Ralph Ewig (Chief Engineer) {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} |
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| industry = [[Aerospace]] and [[arms industry|defense]] |
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| products = [[Orbital spaceflight|Orbital]] [[rocket launch]]; [[Aerospace]] hardware |
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| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724205758/http://www.airlaunchllc.com/ www.airlaunchllc.com] |
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'''AirLaunch''' was an [[aerospace]] design and development company headquartered in [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]].{{When|date=February 2011}} They had hoped to provide [[Rocket launch|launch]] services for launching [[Payload (air and space craft)|payloads]] into [[Low |
'''AirLaunch''' was an [[aerospace]] design and development company headquartered in [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]].{{When|date=February 2011}} They had hoped to provide [[Rocket launch|launch]] services for launching [[Payload (air and space craft)|payloads]] into [[Low Earth orbit|orbits]] around the [[Earth]]. This was to be realized through a method called [[air launch]] where a rocket is carried to high altitude by an [[aircraft]] and then released for launch. The [[rocket engine]] is then ignited to launch the rocket (with its payload) into a [[low Earth orbit]] (LEO).<ref>{{cite journal|title=Progress Toward First Flight of the QuickReach™ Small Launch Vehicle|first1=Debra |last1=Facktor Lepore|first2=Joseph |last2=Padavano|url=https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1454&context=smallsat|journal=21st Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites |date=2007|access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref> |
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The principal advantage of a rocket being launched by a high flying airplane is that it need not fly through the low, dense atmosphere, the drag of which requires a considerable amount of extra [[Work (physics)|work]] and thus mass of propellant. Another advantage is to precisely launch a payload into any [[orbital inclination]] at any time, and from a much wider variety of geographic launch locations. |
The principal advantage of a rocket being launched by a high flying airplane is that it need not fly through the low, dense atmosphere, the drag of which requires a considerable amount of extra [[Work (physics)|work]] and thus mass of propellant. Another advantage is to precisely launch a payload into any [[orbital inclination]] at any time, and from a much wider variety of geographic launch locations. |
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==Falcon Small Launch Vehicle== |
==Falcon Small Launch Vehicle== |
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On June 14, 2006, the firm, in a [[DARPA]] sponsored test, dropped a {{convert|72000|lb|t}} dummy payload from the back of a [[C-17 Globemaster III|C-17]], a record-setting drop for the aircraft type.<ref> |
On June 14, 2006, the firm, in a [[DARPA]] sponsored test, dropped a {{convert|72000|lb|t}} dummy payload from the back of a [[C-17 Globemaster III|C-17]], a record-setting drop for the aircraft type.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://spaceref.com/press-release/darpa-air-force-and-airlaunch-llc-drop-test-sets-new-c-17-record/ |title=DARPA, Air Force and AirLaunch LLC Drop Test Sets New C-17 Record|date=June 15, 2006|access-date=January 27, 2023|website=spaceref.com}}</ref> Airlaunch subsequently carried out upper stage propulsion development for the QuickReach orbital launch vehicle. The QuickReach vehicle is part of the Air Force and [[DARPA Falcon Project|DARPA Falcon Small Launch Vehicle Program]]. |
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== Conclusion of Falcon SLV program == |
== Conclusion of Falcon SLV program == |
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According to a DARPA document dated Oct 2008, the QuickReach phase 2C test firings were completed, and DARPA has concluded its SLV program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darpa.mil/Docs/Falcon-Blackswift%20FS%20Oct08.pdf |title=Falcon Technology Demonstration Program |publisher=DARPA |date=Oct 2008}}</ref> |
According to a DARPA document dated Oct 2008, the QuickReach phase 2C test firings were completed, and DARPA has concluded its SLV program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darpa.mil/Docs/Falcon-Blackswift%20FS%20Oct08.pdf |title=Falcon Technology Demonstration Program |publisher=DARPA |date=Oct 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220215534/http://www.darpa.mil/Docs/Falcon-Blackswift%20FS%20Oct08.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-20 }}</ref> |
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AirLaunch subsequently ceased operations in November 2008.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} |
AirLaunch subsequently ceased operations in November 2008.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} |
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Aerospace and defense |
Founded | 2000-2003 [citation needed] |
Headquarters | Kirkland, Washington, United States |
Key people | Gary C Hudson (Founder, CEO), Debra Facktor Lepore (President), Livingston Holder (Chief Program Executive), Curtis Gifford (Chief Operating Officer), Ralph Ewig (Chief Engineer) [citation needed] |
Products | Orbital rocket launch; Aerospace hardware |
Website | www.airlaunchllc.com |
AirLaunch was an aerospace design and development company headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.[when?] They had hoped to provide launch services for launching payloads into orbits around the Earth. This was to be realized through a method called air launch where a rocket is carried to high altitude by an aircraft and then released for launch. The rocket engine is then ignited to launch the rocket (with its payload) into a low Earth orbit (LEO).[1]
The principal advantage of a rocket being launched by a high flying airplane is that it need not fly through the low, dense atmosphere, the drag of which requires a considerable amount of extra work and thus mass of propellant. Another advantage is to precisely launch a payload into any orbital inclination at any time, and from a much wider variety of geographic launch locations.
On June 14, 2006, the firm, in a DARPA sponsored test, dropped a 72,000 pounds (33 t) dummy payload from the back of a C-17, a record-setting drop for the aircraft type.[2] Airlaunch subsequently carried out upper stage propulsion development for the QuickReach orbital launch vehicle. The QuickReach vehicle is part of the Air Force and DARPA Falcon Small Launch Vehicle Program.
According to a DARPA document dated Oct 2008, the QuickReach phase 2C test firings were completed, and DARPA has concluded its SLV program.[3] AirLaunch subsequently ceased operations in November 2008.[citation needed]
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