space The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Airborne Launch Assist Space Access, or ALASA, program is developing a much-less expensive way to routinely launch small satellites, with a goal of at least a threefold reduction in costs compared to current military and U.S. commercial launch costs. DoD illustration SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.34 MB) Tags: Science & Technology Photo By: darpa VIRIN: 161208-D-ZZ999-998.JPG Photo Gallery