the microsoft co-founder this week unveiled vulcan aerospace ' , which will look after the space programs of stratolaunch systems .
this includes an ambitious project to launch spacecraft and probes into orbit from of a huge carrier aircraft with a wingspan of 385ft -lrb- 117 metres -rrb- .
the system is intended to deliver satellites weighing up to about 13,500 lbs -lrb- 6,124 kg -rrb- into orbits between 112 miles and 1,243 miles -lrb- 180 km and 2000 km -rrb- .