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Airborne Launch Assist Space Access
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<p> Airborne Launch Assist Space Access, or DARPA ALASA is a canceled program of the <a href="/facts/Federal_government_of_the_United_States/VJCxUaf7">US</a> defense technology agency <a href="/facts/DARPA/Uf9sarhT">DARPA</a> "designed to produce a rocket capable of launching a 100-pound satellite into low Earth orbit for less than $1 million." The program was conceived, then announced in 2011, and funded <a href="/facts/New_product_development/ogcXTIco">development</a> work began in 2012. The project was terminated in late 2015. </p>