NASA Launches Satellite From a Plane

NASA launched a satellite tonight that will explore space weather. One interesting aspect of this one is how the satellite was launched. Instead of a rocket from the ground, the rocket was attached to the bottom of a plane. This can only be done with lighter satellites. Here’s a link that describes it all in detail. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/10/nasas-icon-launch-ngis-pegasus-xl-rocket/