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The industry ledger

Every dated fact behind the news — acquisitions, contracts, certifications, first flights, appointments — one stream, cut any way you need: by theme, country, sector, program or date. A filtered view is a URL: bookmark it and it becomes your standing query.

The industry ledger is an Analytics feature

Ask questions the news pages can’t answer — every acquisition touching one country this year, every certification in a sector, every appointment on a program’s suppliers — each answer sourced, dated and linked. A worked example runs below.

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Worked example — Corporate events across the industry, last 6 months. Analytics subscribers set every filter.
All events · Stratolaunch Roc · all time

22 facts on record · showing the newest 8 — narrow the query for the rest

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
30/09/2026 Acquisition Stratolaunch acquired a Boeing 777-200ER carrier aircraft to expand its hypersonic flight test infrastructure and increase global launch capacity by 35%. Stratolaunch Systems Inc. Stratolaunch Talon-ABoeing 777Stratolaunch Roc
30/09/2025 Contract award Stratolaunch was awarded a $90.8M contract under MACH-TB 2.0 Task 3 by the Department of War's TRMC through NSWC Crane for air-launched hypersonic test vehicles. Stratolaunch Systems Inc. Stratolaunch Talon-AStratolaunch Roc
05/05/2025 Flight test milestone Stratolaunch completed its second hypersonic flight and recovery with the Talon-A2 vehicle, exceeding Mach 5 for the second time, in March 2025. Stratolaunch Systems Inc. Stratolaunch Talon-AStratolaunch Roc
01/12/2024 Flight test milestone Stratolaunch completed the Talon-A2's first hypersonic flight in December 2024, setting its initial speed record. Stratolaunch Systems Inc. Stratolaunch Talon-AStratolaunch Roc
03/12/2023 Flight test milestone Stratolaunch completed a captive carry flight with the live-propellant-loaded TA-1 hypersonic vehicle aboard Roc, the twelfth flight for the Roc platform. Stratolaunch Systems Inc. Stratolaunch Talon-AStratolaunch Roc
13/05/2023 Flight test milestone Stratolaunch completed a separation release test of the Talon-A test vehicle TA-0 from the Roc aircraft, the company's eleventh flight, lasting 4 hours 8 minutes. Stratolaunch Systems Inc. Stratolaunch Talon-AStratolaunch Roc
01/04/2023 Flight test milestone Stratolaunch completed a third captive carry flight of the Talon-A separation test vehicle TA-0 aboard Roc, the tenth flight for the Roc platform, lasting five hours. Stratolaunch Systems Inc. Stratolaunch Talon-AStratolaunch Roc
14/11/2022 Contract award Stratolaunch LLC was awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to support flight testing of its first expendable Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle, TA-1. Stratolaunch Systems Inc.Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Stratolaunch RocStratolaunch Talon-A