Stratolaunch's Roc completes two training flights from Mojave on 2 October
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The Roc, Stratolaunch’s giant double‑fuselage aircraft, performed two missions on 2 October from Mojave Air & Space Port in California. The first mission departed at 08:54 local time and returned at 09:34, lasting 39 minutes, while the second left at 11:27 and landed at 12:02, lasting 35 minutes. Both flights carried no external payload and were conducted for pilot training and proficiency.
These operations were the fifth and sixth flights of the Roc in 2026. The aircraft is powered by six Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engines. Stratolaunch has also converted a Virgin Orbit Boeing 747‑400 into the Spirit of Mojave launch platform for Talon vehicles and announced the acquisition of a Boeing 777‑200ER to be converted into another launch platform, expected to enter service in 2027.