Pegasus rocket launches from underside of plane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKMUpi9IP3A
Quote:
NASA's CYGNSS mission, an initiative to send eight small satellites into space on a Pegasus XL rocket.
The eight satellites, each the size of a small suitcase, have blasted off over Cape Canaveral on a rocket launched from the underside of a plane.
It is hoped the satellites will measure wind speeds in stormy weather.
Current satellites can not measure accurately when it is raining heavily, so forecasters have to rely on "Hurricane Hunter" planes.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38330495
Pretty amazing
