Dawn Aerospace, a space transportation company with operations in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States, announced the successful completion of the first rocket-powered flight campaign of its spaceplane, […]
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Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Spaceplane is now certified + ready for rocket-powered flight
Dawn Aerospace has received certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) for the imminent, rocket-powered, flight campaign of the company’s Mk-II Aurora spaceplane. The mission of the […]
Dawn Aerospace receives $20 million in company funding
Icehouse Ventures has made one of its largest-ever investments in a New Zealand company — the $20 million backing of space-transportation company, Dawn Aerospace, also attracted support from GD1 and […]
USSF’s X-37B orbital test vehicle concludes a sixth successful mission
The U.S. Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane — the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6) — successfully de-orbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful […]
The Dawn Aerospace Mk-II Aurora spaceplane completes 48 test flights and is now ready for rocket power
Dawn Aerospace has completed 48 flights of their spaceplane technology demonstrator, the Mk-II Aurora, over the last 13 months to complete Phase One testing of the vehicle using surrogate jet […]
Two space vets join Sierra Space’s exec team
Sierra Space has completed two key appointments as the company moves toward launch of the Dream Chaser® spaceplane in 2023. Mukwatsibwoha “Kwatsi” Alibaruho joins as the Senior Vice President (SVP) […]
New cooperation agreement signed between Sierra Space, Turkish Space Agency + ESEN for LEO, lunar + astronaut programs development
Sierra Space, the Turkish Space Agency and ESEN Sistem Entegrasyon (ESEN) have signed a new Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) that will find the three parties combining efforts on Sierra’s Space’s […]
Sierra Space + Spirit AeroSystems Form Strategic Partnership
Sierra Space and Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. [NYSE: SPR] have formed a long-term, strategic partnership that is intended to accelerate access to a vibrant commercial space economy of the future. Spirit […]
Cumulative Seed Funding For SPACE WALKER Brings Million$$ For Spaceplane Development
SPACE WALKER Inc. has closed an additional $4.5 million through convertible equity and bonds, completing seed funding mainly from individual angel investors through March of 2022. This brings the total […]
Dawn Aerospace Completes Five Test Flights For The Mk-II Aurora Suborbital Spaceplane
Dawn Aerospace has now conducted five flights of the company’s Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane — the flights were to assess the airframe and avionics of the vehicle and were conducted […]