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company_type = [[Private company|Private]] | |
company_type = [[Private company|Private]] | |
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company_slogan = "Launch Anywhere ... Global Reach" | |
company_slogan = "Launch Anywhere ... Global Reach" | |
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foundation = 2000-2003 |{{ |
foundation = 2000-2003 |{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}<!-- which is it? --> |
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location = [[Kirkland, Washington]], [[USA]] | |
location = [[Kirkland, Washington]], [[USA]] | |
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key_people = [[Gary Hudson]] (Founder, CEO), Debra Facktor Lepore (President), [[Livingston Holder]] (Chief Program Executive), [[Curtis Gifford]] (Chief Operating Officer)|{{ |
key_people = [[Gary Hudson]] (Founder, CEO), Debra Facktor Lepore (President), [[Livingston Holder]] (Chief Program Executive), [[Curtis Gifford]] (Chief Operating Officer)|{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} |
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industry = [[Aerospace]] and [[arms industry|defense]] | |
industry = [[Aerospace]] and [[arms industry|defense]] | |
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products = [[Orbital spaceflight|Orbital]] [[rocket launch]]; [[Aerospace]] [[Hardware]] | |
products = [[Orbital spaceflight|Orbital]] [[rocket launch]]; [[Aerospace]] [[Hardware]] | |
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homepage = [http://www.airlaunchllc.com/ www.airlaunchllc.com] |
homepage = [http://www.airlaunchllc.com/ www.airlaunchllc.com] |
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'''AirLaunch LLC''' was an [[aerospace]] design and development company headquartered in [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]].{{ |
'''AirLaunch LLC''' was an [[aerospace]] design and development company headquartered in [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]].{{When|date=February 2011}} They hope to provide [[Rocket launch|launch]] services for launching [[Payload (air and space craft)|payloads]] into [[Low earth orbit|orbits]] around the [[Earth]]. This is to be realized through a method called [[air launch]] where a rocket is carried within an [[aircraft]] and then dropped from altitude.{{update after}} The [[rocket engine]] is then ignited where the rocket (with its payload) enter into a [[low earth orbit]].{{full}} |
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==Falcon Small Launch Vehicle== |
==Falcon Small Launch Vehicle== |
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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}}</ref> |
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AirLaunch subsequently ceased operations in November 2008.{{ |
AirLaunch subsequently ceased operations in November 2008.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2000-2003 |
Key people | Gary Hudson (Founder, CEO), Debra Facktor Lepore (President), Livingston Holder (Chief Program Executive), Curtis Gifford (Chief Operating Officer) |
| Products | Orbital rocket launch; Aerospace Hardware |
| Website | www.airlaunchllc.com |
AirLaunch LLC was an aerospace design and development company headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.[when?] They hope to provide launch services for launching payloads into orbits around the Earth. This is to be realized through a method called air launch where a rocket is carried within an aircraft and then dropped from altitude.[needs update] The rocket engine is then ignited where the rocket (with its payload) enter into a low earth orbit.[full citation needed]
On June 14, 2006, the firm, in a DARPA sponsored test, dropped a 65,000 pounds (29 t) dummy payload from the back of a C-17, the largest single load ever dropped from an airplane.[1] Airlaunch is currently undergoing upper stage propulsion development for the QuickReach orbital launch vehicle.[needs update] 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.[2] AirLaunch subsequently ceased operations in November 2008.[citation needed]
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