Lo ha detto per prima la Reuters, vantando l’esclusiva.
Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, the space company founded by late billionaire and Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, is closing operations, cutting short ambitious plans to challenge traditional aerospace companies in a new “space race,” four people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Stratolaunch in vendita per 400 milioni di dollari. Colletta?
Vulcan and Stratolaunch did not respond to multiple CNBC requests for comment. The hefty price tag includes ownership of the airplane as well as the intellectual property and facilities.
Si parla anche di un possibile interssamento di Richard Branson ma non mi sembra nulla di serio.
But Branson was hesitant to pay full price for Stratolaunch, a person familiar said. Instead, the person said Branson countered Vulcan’s offer in a similar way to his low-ball offer for the supersonic Concorde fleet in 2003 (British Airways was planning to retire the airplane and Branson offered the airline $8.30 to take the planes off their hands and continue flying the Concordes for Virgin Atlantic).
Branson pitched Vulcan that he would buy Stratolaunch… for $1.
Io offro 2$ !
E 1, 2, e 3… aggiudicato al signore con i capelli bianchi, che ne omaggia forumastronautico.it!
Avete un capannone dove poterlo parcheggiare ?
Articolo con aggiornamento. Nulla di nuovo, esistono ancora e stanno lavorando:
“Stratolaunch is exploring the development of aerospace vehicles and technologies, including the need for reliable, routine access to space. This exploration includes the need to significantly advance the nation’s ability to design and operate hypersonic vehicles,”
