AirLaunch was an aerospace design and development company headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.[when?]

[1] The principal advantage of a rocket being launched by a high flying airplane is that it need not fly through the low, dense atmosphere, the drag of which requires a considerable amount of extra work and thus mass of propellant.

[2] Airlaunch subsequently carried out upper stage propulsion development for the QuickReach orbital launch vehicle.

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