Airborne Launch Assist Space Access
CANCELLED U.S. DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
DARPA ALASA program; DARPA ALASA
Airborne Launch Assist Space Access, or DARPA ALASA is a canceled program of the US defense technology agency DARPA "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 development work began in 2012.