Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Air launch to orbit is the method of launching booster rockets at altitude from a horizontal- takeoff turbojet aircraft, either subsonic or supersonic. This method, when employed for orbital payload insertion, presents significant advantages over conventional vertical rocket launches, particularly because of the reduced mass, thrust and cost of the rocket booster.

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