mother ship
large vehicle that leads, serves, or carries other smaller vehicles
White Knight Two
quadjet from Scaled Composites
Stargazer
aircraft used used as a launch platform for the Pegasus rocket
Dagon
1985 Stalwart-class research vessel
Spirit of Mojave
Boeing 747 aircraft operated by Stratolaunch
airborne aircraft carrier
aircraft which carry, launch, and recover other aircraft in flight