The world's largest airplane took off for the first time on Saturday morning. The aircraft, built by rocket launch company 'Stratolaunch', had its critical first test flight and is designed to launch rockets into orbits from the air. 

According to The Verge, the world's largest plane weighs 500,000 pounds with 385-foot wingspan was lifted off from Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California. The inaugural flight was for 150 minutes and later the plane was made to do a smooth landing.