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لصالح شركة DARPA بقيمة اقل من 1 مليون دولار
USA Will Launch Satellite Without Rocket: ALASA Concept by Darpa
لصالح شركة DARPA بقيمة اقل من 1 مليون دولار
USA Will Launch Satellite Without Rocket: ALASA Concept by Darpa
Airborne Launch Assist Space Access, or DARPA ALASA, a current program of the US defense technology agency DARPA "designed to produce a rocket capable of launching a 100-pound satellite into low Earth orbit for less than $1 million." The program was conceived, then announced in 2011, and funded development work began in 2012.