Stratolaunch's 747-41R, N949SL "Spirit of Mojave" (c/n 32745, l/n 1287), is making a stop at KOA from MHV as STRAT1. This 747 is a launch vehicle for the Talon-A3 hypersonic test vehicle.
32745's History:
Oct 2001: Delivered to Virgin Atlantic as G-VWOW "Cosmic Girl", under lease from Boeing Capital.
Nov 2015: Acquired by Virgin Galactic as N744VG "Cosmic Girl", as a launch platform.
Jly 2017: Project re-named Virgin Orbit.
Oct 2023: Acquired by Stratolaunch as N744VG "Spirit of Mojave".
Apr 2024: Re-registered as N949SL "Spirit of Mojave".
30 May 2026 - 16:00 UPDATE
N949SL departed for GUM this afternoon.
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