Eclipse will be first towed behing like a glider by a large jumbo jet with all fuel and cargo on board.Once a height of 20,000 ft is reached it will detach from the jet and fire its engines to reach sub-orbit where it can release the payload. It will operate from any commercial airport.

Also See :

Spacecraft Tech	:	HTOL-TSTO
X-Prize	:	Proteus
X-Prize	:	Cosmopolis XXI

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