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Fighter Jets May Launch Small Satellites to Space
Small satellites could hitch rides to space on an F-15 fighter jet by next year, according to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the agency responsible for developing new technologies for the U.S. military.
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I wonder why it has to be an F-15. This mentioned 100 lb payloads.
I wonder if a larger plane could reach the same altitude with a larger payload?
I'm guessing it has to be supersonic and capable of a high ceiling. Not sure there's anything much bigger than an F-15 or F-16 that meets those criteria. Now if they hadn't retired the SR-71...