Air launch
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Air launching is the practice of releasing a rocket, missile, parasite aircraft or other aircraft payload from a mother ship or launch aircraft. The payload craft or missile is often tucked under the
A Boeing X-43 being air launched from under the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress.
A Sopwith Camel secured beneath the British HM Airship 23r.
Nasa space elev
Mother ship
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A mother ship, mothership or mother-ship is a large vehicle that leads, serves, or carries other smaller vehicles. A mother ship may be a maritime ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
Air launch
…Air launching is the practice of releasing a rocket, missile, parasite aircraft or other aircraft payload from a mother ship or launch aircraft. The payload craft or missile is often tucked under the wing of the larger mother ship and then "dropped" while in flight. It may…
Orbital Sciences Stargazer, a converted Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 carrying a Pegasus XL rocket
A Sparrowhawk fighter attached to the "trapeze" apparatus of Macon, 1933
A Japanese Mitsubishi G4M2e Betty launching an Ohka