Roc, the world's largest plane, broke its own altitude record to soar the highest it has ever flown during the recently concluded test at the Mojave Desert airstrip in California. The plane's maker Stratolaunch also confirmed the successful testing of a few more components during this flight in a press release.
Back in 2019, we reported that Stratolaunch's future was in doubt following Roc's first flight after the company's founder Paul Allen passed away. Microsoft co-founder Allen started the company with the aim of launching satellites into the low-Earth orbit while the plane was in the stratosphere, something Virgin Orbit demonstrated in early 2021.
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