Auto-Orbit
The days of launching a rocket at from a conventional aircraft to get satellites into low Earth orbit are gone. Today, drones have taken the responsibility of their hands.
Last week, an Alabama based startup company called Aevum announced the Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle designed to carry satellites into low orbit. The company described the aircraft as being the “world’s largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), by mass, designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every 180 minutes.”
Theyโve partnered up with the U.S. Space Force in a mission set to launch the ASLON-45 satellite into orbit sometime in 2021. Standing at just under 18 feet tall and Weighing in at a mighty 55,000 pounds when itโs carrying a rocket with a satellite payload, this is not something you want to get in the way of.
For Jay Skylus, founder and CEO of the company, the release of this revolutionary technology means big bucks. Itโs being said that the company has already locked in around $1 billion in military contracts to launch small satellites into orbit quickly and efficiently.
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