Dawn Aerospace will be flying research payloads from three leading U.S. institutions—Arizona State University, California Polytechnic State University, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab—on the company’s rocket-powered aircraft, the Mk-II […]
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Australia’s Optus X payload or TD7 satellite on secret mission is launched by SpaceX from Florida
On Sunday, November 17 at 5:28 p.m. ET, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the TD7 mission to orbit at 5:28 p.m. EST (2228 UTC) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy […]
New Zealand to join Operation Olympic Defender to deter hostility and spread of debris in orbit
New Zealand has accepted an invitation to join US-led multi-national space initiative Operation Olympic Defender, Defence Minister Judith Collins announced today. Operation Olympic Defender is designed to coordinate the space […]
Dawn Aerospace’s rocket-powered aircraft is certified for supersonic flight
Dawn Aerospace announced earlier this month that New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded the company a certificate to fly the Mk-II Aurora at unlimited speeds, including supersonic, up […]