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Stratolaunch Talon-A | Airframer | Stratolaunch Systems Inc.

19/02/2026Press Release:
TalonA-2 Hypersonic Flight Landing Recovery		Stratolaunch announces $90.8M contract award under MACH-TB 2.0 Task 3 for air-launched capability test vehicles
20/01/2026Press Release:
TA-2 Hypersonic Flight		Stratolaunch raises significant capital to further accelerate hypersonic capability at scale
29/05/2025News:

Vivace delivers tank systems for Stratolaunch Talon-A flights

Vivace-built propulsion hardware supported both TA-1 and TA-2 during successful powered and hypersonic tests in the past year.

08/05/2025News:
Stratolaunch's Talon-A2 completes its first autonomous landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Stratolaunch makes second hypersonic flight and successful recovery

The TA-2 vehicle exceeded Mach 5 again in March 2025, confirming reusability and advancing the goals of the MACH-TB programme.

14/03/2024News:
This first flight represents a major milestone in the development of the US's first privately funded, reusable hypersonic test capability.

Stratolaunch achieves first powered flight of TA-1 test vehicle

Primary objectives for the flight test included accomplishing safe air-launch release of the TA-1 vehicle, engine ignition, acceleration, sustained climb in altitude, and a controlled water landing.

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