In 1994 a Lockheed Tri-Star launced similar rockets called the Pegasus.(Ed.)
L-3 to modify 747 jet for Virgin Galactic in
Waco
Cosmic Girl
L-3's Waco operation will modify this Boeing 747-400 for Virgin Galactic so it can launch rockets in flight from under its wing.
Cosmic Girl
L-3's Waco operation will modify this Boeing 747-400 for Virgin Galactic so it can launch rockets in flight from under its wing.
L-3 in Waco has won a high-profile contract to strengthen the wing of a Boeing 747-400 aircraft for Virgin Galactic, the company founded by Sir Richard Branson. The plane already has arrived at L-3's facility at Texas State Technical College airport.
L-3, the largest industrial employer in Waco, has been performing engineering work with Virgin Galactic since last year to carry out modifications to the plane, dubbed Cosmic Girl, once used to fly Virgin Airlines passengers between the United States and Europe.
Virgin Galactic is known for its work on a program to send paying customers into space, but this project will support satellite launches.
L-3's work will make the left wing stout enough to support a rocket that would launch in flight from beneath the wing. This rocket would propel satellites into space for commercial and government customers.
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