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From: Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium>
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Subject: Re: Virgin Orbit flies its rocket into the skies for the first time - Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket 2.jpg ...
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On 19 Nov 2018 19:04:33 -0800, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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>For the first time, Virgin Orbit has strapped its 21-meter rocket to a modified
>747 aircraft and taken to the skies. The company performed this "captive-carry"
>test flight on Sunday in Victorville, located to the northeast of Los Angeles.
According to the article you linked, the rocket weighs ~26 tons! That
is pretty impressive!
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