On: SpaceRyde, a Canadian microsat launcher, completes field trial of rocket carrier

[ghostpepper]

Does it need to be carried by a manned helicopter? How high can you launch?

[muunbo → ghostpepper]

The helicopter flight was a test of our gondola's ability to control the heading of the rocket. Our actual launches are not on a helicopter but rather on a high altitude balloon, which allows us to go up and launch from the stratosphere.