Stratolaunch just completed its first test flight over the Mojave Desert in California. The dual-fuselage plane has a wingspan of 385 feet and is now the largest aircraft by wingspan to ever take to the skies. Stratolaunch is designed to function as a launch platform for rockets that will be …
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Rocket Lab, a small-satellite launch company in the business of reusable rockets, managed to pluck a dummy rocket slowed by a parachute using a helicopter with special grappling hooks. Mashable is your source for the latest in tech, culture, and entertainment. Subscribe to Mashable: https://bit.ly/2DR64oM Follow us: Check out www.mashable.com Facebook: http://on.mash.to/2lyOwmZ Twitter: http://on.mash.to/1Udp1kz …
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