What do you guys think about Paul Allen's Stratolaunch?

To the skeptics out there: Paul Allen's gigantic Stratolaunch plane is no Spruce Goose. Do we owe Howard Hughes an apology? Probably not. read more

But Allen is no Howard Hughes. Hughes’ Spruce Goose failed not only because the engine technology of the late 1940s was inadequate to fly such a large plane reliably and practically. It also failed because there never was any commercial demand for such an enormous airplane (Hughes knew that from the start but he built the plane anyway). read more

Paul Allen’s 250-ton Stratolaunch airplane finally rolled out of its hangar Wednesday in Mojave, Calif. It won’t launch a rocket into space any sooner than 2019, and Stratolaunch faces skepticism about its business plan for delivering satellites to orbit. read more

Stratolaunch Systems, the space launch venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, put its huge airplane through a fresh round of taxi tests. Stratolaunch Systems, the space launch venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, put its huge airplane through a fresh round of taxi tests. read more