Scaled Composites [SEP] parent company
Scaled Composites
Scaled Composites (often called simply Scaled) is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and currently owned by Northrop Grumman that is located at the Mojave Air and Space Port, Mojave, California, United States. Founded to develop experimental aircraft, the company now focuses on designing and developing concept craft and prototype fabrication processes for aircraft and other vehicles. It is known for unconventional designs, for its use of non-metal, composite materials, and for winning the Ansari X Prize with its experimental spacecraft SpaceShipOne
to be developed by Scaled Composites and AirLaunch LLC, and ground launch systems developed by companies such as SpaceX and Kistler Aerospace.
External links.
- t/Space website
- Final architecture briefing to NASA - 2 Mar 2005
- Initial concept presentation - 13 Sep 2004
- NASA page on preliminary VSE concept studies - last updated 22 Nov 2007, accessed 2008-07-03
- t/Space Offers an Option for Closing Shuttle, CEV Gap (Space.com, May 9, 2005)
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