DARPA's ALASA space launch system would turn airports into spaceports

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If you've ever dreamed of turning your municipal airport into a satellite launching facility, then DARPA has your number. At this week's 18th Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, DC, Bradford Tousley, director of DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office reported on the progress of the agency's Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program, which is designed to launch 100-lb (45-kg) satellites into low-Earth orbit using an expendable rocket dropped from a conventional aircraft. .. Continue Reading DARPA's ALASA space launch system would turn airports into spaceports

Section: Space

Tags: Aircraft, Boeing, DARPA, Orbit, Rocket, Satellite

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