Virgin Orbit Just Dropped a Rocket From a Boeing 747
Virgin Orbit Just Dropped a Rocket From a Boeing 747
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
July 12, 20194m 27s
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Show Notes
On Wednesday morning, a rather unusual plane could be seen flying high over Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. Unlike the military aircraft endemic to the area, this was a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet, its bright red tail emblazoned with a single word: VIRGIN. A 70-foot rocket was strapped beneath its left wing and about 30 minutes after takeoff, jet pilot Kelly Latimer released the rocket and sent it careening to the desert floor 35,000 feet below.
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