Paul G. Allen Announces Revolution in Space Transportation Stratolaunch System to bring safer, less expensive, missions
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen announced today (Dec. 13, 2011) that he and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan have reunited to develop the next generation of space travel. Allen and Rutan, whose SpaceShipOne was the first privately-funded, manned rocket ship to fly beyond earth's atmosphere,
are developing a revolutionary new approach to space transportation: an air-launch system to provide orbital access to space with greater safety, cost effectiveness and flexibility.
