Paul Allen's Stratolaunch reported to be abandoning plans to develop new family of rockets

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Stratolaunch airplane has a wingspan of 117 metres and is the largest airplane in the world. Image: Stratolaunch
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Stratolaunch airplane has a wingspan of 117 metres and is the largest airplane in the world. Image: Stratolaunch

Stratolaunch looking at laying off more than 50 employees in coming days, suggest reports

Stratolaunch, the Seattle-based company founded by the late billionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, is reportedly ending work on new launch vehicles and rocket engines. The reports also suggest...

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