Editing Vulcan Real Estate (section)

===Technology===
Vulcan Inc. has also directly led some technology projects.

In 2003, Vulcan began developing the [[Vulcan FlipStart]], a [[subnotebook]] with a 5.6-inch screen. The company began to manufacture and sell the FlipStart in March 2007, and ceased production in May 2008.<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2008/05/04/is-flipstart-closing-up-shop/ Is FlipStart closing up shop?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816181554/https://www.engadget.com/2008/05/04/is-flipstart-closing-up-shop/|date=August 16, 2016}}, Joshua Topolsky, ''[[Engadget]]'', May 4, 2008</ref>

Vulcan Spectrum, a branch of Vulcan Inc., participated in the [[United States 2008 wireless spectrum auction]], and paid {{USD|69 million}} for "A Block" spectrum in the [[Seattle metropolitan area|Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton area]], and {{USD|43.6 million}} for "A Block" spectrum in [[Portland metropolitan area|Portland]]-[[Salem, Oregon|Salem]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Verizon Gets the "C" Block - dailywireless.org |url=http://www.dailywireless.org/2008/03/20/verizon-gets-the-c-block/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324235742/http://www.dailywireless.org/2008/03/20/verizon-gets-the-c-block/ |archive-date=March 24, 2008 |access-date=April 5, 2008 |work=dailywireless.org}}</ref>{{update after|2019|9|17}}<!-- so what happened with all this spectrum? -->

'''Vulcan Aerospace'''<!-- bolded per [[WP:MOSBOLD]] as a redirect target --> is<!-- or, "was"; not clear. An editor previously removed this saying it was no more; but have not been able to find a source.  Either way, Wikipedia is not a newspaper and should not lose the history. --> a subsidiary of Vulcan Inc. set up in 2015 to help achieve Paul Allen's desire to make commercial space travel more convenient and less expensive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/29117-vulcan-aerospace-paul-allen-private-spaceflight.html|title=Paul Allen Launches 'Vulcan Aerospace' to Boost Private Space Travel|work=space.com|access-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107180319/http://www.space.com/29117-vulcan-aerospace-paul-allen-private-spaceflight.html|archive-date=November 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Vulcan Aerospace oversaw the development of [[Stratolaunch Systems]] project, an [[air launch to orbit|air launch system]] being developed 2010–2019 to transport payloads to low Earth orbit using a large [[carrier aircraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-13/paul-allen-wants-path-to-space-to-start-on-world-s-biggest-plane|title=Paul Allen Wants Path to Space to Start on World's Biggest Plane|first=Julie|last=Johnsson|date=13 April 2015|access-date=23 September 2016|via=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924015403/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-13/paul-allen-wants-path-to-space-to-start-on-world-s-biggest-plane|archive-date=September 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, initial test flights were projected to take place as early as 2016.<ref name="stratolaunch.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.stratolaunch.com/news.html|title=Vulcan Aerospace|work=stratolaunch.com|access-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206004659/http://stratolaunch.com/news.html|archive-date=February 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2016, Vulcan Aerospace President [[Chuck Beames]] left his role leading the effort and was replaced by an interim executive director: "[[Jean Floyd]], the CEO of Vulcan’s Stratolaunch Systems."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2016/charles-beames-leaves-top-post-vulcan-aerospace-jean-floyd-expands-role/|title=Internal email: Paul Allen's top space exec Chuck Beames leaving Vulcan Aerospace|date=23 September 2016|work=geekwire.com|access-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924040745/http://www.geekwire.com/2016/charles-beames-leaves-top-post-vulcan-aerospace-jean-floyd-expands-role/|archive-date=September 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>{{update after|2017|8|31}}
Although the super-sized Stratolaunch carrier aircraft first flew on April 13, 2019, at the [[Mojave Air and Space Port]] in a 2 h 29 min flight,<ref name=flightglobal20190413/><ref>{{cite news|url= https://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2019/04/14/maior-aviao-do-mundo-decola-na-california-envergadura-e-maior-que-campo-de-futebol.ghtml|title=Maior avião do mundo decola na Califórnia|date= 13 April 2019|work=G1|language=pt}}</ref>
Vulcan announced in May 2019 that the company would cease operations.<ref name="reuters.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-stratolaunch-exclus-idUSKCN1T12FD|title=Exclusive: Space firm founded by billionaire Paul Allen closing...|date=June 1, 2019|access-date=June 1, 2019|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> 
The assets of Stratolaunch, including all [[intellectual property]] and the {{convert|385|ft}}-wingspan [[Scaled Composites Stratolaunch|carrier aircraft]]—"the world’s largest aircraft to fly"<ref name=flightglobal20190413>{{cite news|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-stratolaunch-becomes-worlds-largest-aircr-457453/|title= Stratolaunch becomes world's largest aircraft to fly|date= 13 April 2019|work= Flightglobal|access-date= April 14, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190414071438/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-stratolaunch-becomes-worlds-largest-aircr-457453/|archive-date= April 14, 2019|url-status= live}}</ref>—were put up for sale for {{USD|400 million}} in June 2019.<ref name=cnbc20190614>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/14/vulcan-selling-stratolaunch-worlds-largest-airplane-for-400-million.html|title=The world's largest airplane is up for sale for $400 million|website=[[CNBC]] |date=14 June 2019}}</ref> Stratolaunch was sold and the new owner was identified in December 2019 to be [[Cerberus Capital Management]]. Stratolaunch continued to operate under new ownership.<ref name=gw20191211>{{cite news|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/exclusive-buyer-paul-allens-stratolaunch-space-venture-secretive-trump-ally//|title=Buyer of Paul Allen's Stratolaunch space venture is secretive Trump ally|date=2019-12-11|work=geekwire.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>