/tags/satelites/ Recent bookmarks tagged #satelites Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:59 +0000 http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/darpa-satellite-launchers The technology to launch an orbiter from the sky, rather than the ground, already exists. The Pegasus rocket launcher, for example, has performed over 40 aerial launches: A carrier aircraft flies the rocket up, and then fires it off — satellite included — into the stratosphere. But to refine that system, then strip it of human personnel, is a tall order — the launching system would need to be entirely self-sufficient. Indeed, Darpa notes that ALASA is looking for a launcher requiring “no recurring maintenance or support, and no specific integration to prepare for launch.”<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #darpa #googlereader #ifttt #satelites #space #tech</p> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:38:00 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19537 darpa googlereader ifttt satelites space tech