Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Separation Exam Of Talon-A Vehicle
Stratolaunch LLC announces it has successfully completed a separation unloose test of the Talon-A separation examination vehicle, TA-0. The flight was the eleventh for the companionship'sec launch platform Roc too the instant fourth dimension the team has conducted flying operations in Vandenberg Space Force Base'sec Western Range off California'second central coast.
The flying, which lasted a total of four hours too viii minutes, performed adventure reduction by demonstrating the Talon-A launch organisation can cleanly as well as safely class hypersonic vehicles from Roc'sec heart-wing pylon. The exam as well confirmed telemetry between the vehicles too Vandenberg Space Force Base'second communication assets, assuring that dorsum-up telemetry data collection will hap during hereafter hypersonic flight tests.
With this landmark exam complete, the team volition progress toward its starting time hypersonic flying of the TA-ane expendable testbed inward tardily summer of 2023.
The company will hold a virtual press teleconference to discuss initial results of today's exam flight via Zoom on Monday, May fifteen at nine a.one thousand. PST.
SOURCE Stratolaunch
The flying, which lasted a total of four hours too viii minutes, performed adventure reduction by demonstrating the Talon-A launch organisation can cleanly as well as safely class hypersonic vehicles from Roc'sec heart-wing pylon. The exam as well confirmed telemetry between the vehicles too Vandenberg Space Force Base'second communication assets, assuring that dorsum-up telemetry data collection will hap during hereafter hypersonic flight tests.
With this landmark exam complete, the team volition progress toward its starting time hypersonic flying of the TA-ane expendable testbed inward tardily summer of 2023.
"Today'second exam was special," said Dr. Zachary Krevor, Chief Executive Officer and President for Stratolaunch. "It was exhilarating to encounter TA-0 liberate safely away from Roc, and I commend our squad and partners. Our hardware and data collection systems performed equally anticipated, together with nosotros straightaway stand at the precipice of achieving hypersonic flight."
"We too thank the Western Range, Vandenberg Space Force Base, for their continued support of our test operations. They have provided us amongst multiple flight opportunities as well as have been a cracking partner adapting to our diverse schedule requests as we adjusted our unloose window. We await forward to working together during our hereafter operations pursuing hypersonic flying," he said.
The company will hold a virtual press teleconference to discuss initial results of today's exam flight via Zoom on Monday, May fifteen at nine a.one thousand. PST.
SOURCE Stratolaunch
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