Edwards team performs second test of small launch vehicle
A Falcon small launch vehicle is airdropped from a C-17 Globemaster III at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Wednesday, June 14. The Falcon SLV project, a joint venture between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Air Force, is designed to develop a new method for putting satellites into low-earth orbit. The 32.5-ton test vehicle is the heaviest object ever dropped from a C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Zapka)
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