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Paul Allen Is Building a Flying Launchpad for Spaceships

Reuters

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen and aerospace designer Burt Rutan said today they plan to privately build the largest airplane in the world with the hopes that it can serve as a launchpad to project satellites into space at a low cost. 

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