- Apr 17, 2011
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Billionaire Paul Allen announced his grand ambition for the next generation of manned space travel: the largest aircraft ever built, which would be capable of orbital missions with quick turnarounds, greater safety and better cost-effectiveness than anything previously launched.
An artist's rendering of the new launch craft and spaceship from Paul Allen and Burt Rutan's new company, Stratolaunch Systems.
(Credit: Stratolaunch Systems)
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