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Stratolaunch, a giant six-engine aircraft with the world’s longest wingspan , makes its historic first flight from the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, Calif., Saturday, April 13, 2019. Founded by the late billionaire Paul G. Allen, Stratolaunch is vying to be a contender in the market for air-launching small satellites. (AP Photo/Matt Hartman)

In California, giant Stratolaunch jet flies for first time

By JOHN ANTCZAK - Associated Press

This photo provided by Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. shows a five inch gun at the wreckage of the USS Hornet. A research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen has discovered the wreckage of the aircraft carrier sunk in the South Pacific during World War II. Allen's Vulcan Inc. announced this week of Feb. 10, 2019, that an autonomous submarine sent by the crew of the research vessel Petrel found the USS Hornet nearly 17,500 feet (5,400 meters) deep near the Solomon Islands. The Hornet was best known for its part in the Doolittle Raid in April 1942, the first air attack on Japan. (Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. via AP)

Vessel discovers wreck of World War II carrier Hornet

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Sister of Paul Allen to oversee late billionaire’s estate

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New York Knicks guard Allonzo Trier (14) is fouled as the drives to the basket against Boston Celtics forward Aron Baynes (46) and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Tatum helps Celtics hold off Knicks

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James dunks against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

Blazers spoil James’ debut with 128-119 win over the Lakers

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE- In this Dec. 13, 2011, file photo Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen looks across at a model of a giant airplane and spaceship he plans on building, during a news conference about the plane in Seattle. Prior to his death on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, Allen invested large sums in technology ventures, research projects and philanthropies, some of them eclectic and highly speculative. Outside of bland assurances from his investment company, no one seems quite sure what happens now. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

What’s next for Paul Allen’s big investments? It’s not clear

By SALLY HO and FRANK BAJAK - Associated Press

FILE--In this June 18, 1997, file p photo, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen joins in with the band and plays electric guitar at an election night victory party in the early morning hours in Seattle. Allen, billionaire owner of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks and Microsoft co-founder, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 at age 65. Earlier this month Allen said the cancer he was treated for in 2009, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, had returned (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

Paul Allen’s passions: Rock n’ roll, sports and philanthropy

By PHUONG LE - Associated Press

Seattle Seahawks NFL football head coach Pete Carroll talks to reporters Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at Seahawks headquarters in Renton, Wash. Carroll spent most of his weekly press conference talking about team owner Paul Allen, who died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seahawks’ Pete Carroll reflects after death of Paul Allen

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2017 photo, Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen waves as he is honored for his 20 years of team ownership before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Seattle. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Future of Paul Allen’s sports holdings remains unclear

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2001 file photo, Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen appears in a suite in the team's stadium in Seattle. Allen, billionaire owner of the Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks and Microsoft co-founder, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 at age 65. Earlier this month Allen said the cancer he was treated for in 2009, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, had returned. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65

By PHUONG LE - Associated Press

In this Oct. 12, 2015, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen looks on before the start of the first quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. Allen, billionaire owner of the Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks and Microsoft co-founder, says cancer he was treated for in 2009 has returned. Allen made the announcement Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 on Twitter, saying he recently learned of the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and that his team of doctors has started treatment. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Paul Allen dies at 65

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2014 file photo, Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen celebrates after the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Denver Broncos in East Rutherford, N.J. The Seahawks won 43-8. Allen, billionaire owner of the Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks and Microsoft co-founder, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 at age 65. Earlier this month Allen said the cancer he was treated for in 2009, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, had returned. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Paul Allen was major part of sports landscape in Northwest

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

‘He changed the world’ - Reaction to Paul Allen’s death

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FILE--In this Jan. 18, 2015, file photo, Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen, left, talks to head coach Pete Carroll before the NFL football NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers in Seattle. Championship game in Seattle. The Billionaire Seahawks owner and Microsoft co-founder says cancer he was treated for in 2009 has returned. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)

Paul Allen says his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has returned

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In this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 photo, after the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft is loaded onto the launcher and a series of pre-flight checks are carried out, the pneumatic slingshot sends the 44-pound drone into the night sky near Azalea, Ore. The aircraft, equipped with an infrared camera, flew for more than seven hours that night while detecting hotspots over the Taylor Creek Fire in Southwest Oregon. (Scott Stoddard/The Daily Courier via AP)

After dark, drone is ‘best friend a firefighter could have’

By JEFF DUEWEL AND SCOTT STODDARD - Associated Press