15 April 2019
Stratolaunch completes maiden flight successfully
...the world’s largest aircraft effortlessly made its first flight at the weekend in a low-key event at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California. The huge all-composite aircraft, named Roc, is the brainchild of the late billionaire Paul Allen...
26 May 2020
Virgin Orbit's first orbital test flight fails due to anomaly
... mission safely terminated. The carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl and all of its crew landed safely at Mojave Air and Space Port, concluding the mission. “Our team performed their prelaunch and flight operations with incredible skill today. Test flights...
22 May 2020
Virgin Orbit to attempt first orbital launch starting Sunday
...will ignite its engine in mid-air for the first time after ... that our exploration of space has been limited by expensive and inaccessible launches of small ... will not be invited to the company’s Mojave facility to watch the event, neither are ...
05 June 2017
The world's largest airplane gets its debut
... marking the beginning of the aircraft ground and flight testing phase. "Over the coming weeks and months, we'll be actively conducting ground and flight-line testing at the Mojave Air and Space Port," said Stratolaunch Systems Corp. CEO Jean Floyd...
05 April 2016
XCOR Aerospace Welcomes New Board Members
... XCOR Aerospace is an American private spaceflight and rocket engine development company based at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California, Midland International Air and Spaceport in Midland, Texas and the Amsterdam area, the Netherlands...
15 April 2020
Successful test clears the way for Virgin Orbit's first-ever launch
... – the Boeing 747-400 aircraft that is used as the launch platform – and a fully loaded LauncherOne, lift off from the main runway at the Mojave Air and Space Port on Sunday (April 12). “This test will be a complete, end-to-end launch rehearsal...
