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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Very Large Array
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BTW, the photo on Christy’s post is of the Very Large Array VLA, which is located in SW New Mexico.
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There's more footage from the VLA and appearances by Rick Perley and Jim Braatz from the NRAO!
Another NRAO TV Appearance! Nicole 2009
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It would have achieved ** LEO** after being dropped from a VLA (Very Large Aircraft).
Space Plane Idea for Laug Haul Flights Resurrected by Virgin - NASA Watch 2009
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Debra Shepherd of the NRAO gave a recap of the now closed ALMA Test Facility at the VLA site in New Mexico.
URSI Update #1 Nicole 2009
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Sure there were lots of subcontractor's to be involved, but correct me if I am wrong, wouldn't it have been Scaled who would have built the VLA (Very Large Aircraft) to launch such capsule & rocket (if a modded 747 wasn't used).
Space Plane Idea for Laug Haul Flights Resurrected by Virgin - NASA Watch 2009
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There's more footage from the VLA and appearances by Rick Perley and Jim Braatz from the NRAO!
Archive 2009-02-14 Nicole 2009
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It is not designed to be launch vehicle on it's own, but perhaps by mating it to an Airlaunch platform in the form or a VLA (Very Large Aircraft) would provide the USAF with a highly effective ASAT launcher.
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Debra Shepherd of the NRAO gave a recap of the now closed ALMA Test Facility at the VLA site in New Mexico.
Archive 2009-01-06 Nicole 2009
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The CXV was based on launching a capsule on a VLA (Very Large Aircraft) which could be a modded 747 (similar to the White Knight/SpaceShip One approach) getting to 7600 m, releasing and igniting the Quick Reach 2 Booster to LEO.
Human Space Flight Plans Blue Ribbon Panel Announced - NASA Watch 2009
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This is a composite image from Chandra, Hubble, VLA and MERLIN that shows the jet from a black hole at the center of a galaxy striking the edge of another galaxy, which in 2007, was the first time such an interaction has been found.
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