The total capital raised by PLD Space has now risen to more than $50 million and will allow the company to advance its upcoming milestones: the launch of the company’s MIURA 1 (artistic rendition below) suborbital rocket at the end of 2022 from El Arenosillo (Huelva), MIURA 5 orbital vehicle (artistic rendition above) manufacturing and […]
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Solstar Space Opens A WeFunder Crowdfunding Campaign For Commercial Space Comms Development
Solstar Space has opened a new regulation, crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder. The company is continuing the development and delivery of suborbital and orbital communications systems for humans, payloads, IoT sensors, and spacecraft. Solstar Space has completed three space missions since 2013. The company successfully demonstrated rocket mid-flight acquisition of signal, proved commercial satellites can connect […]
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 using surrogate jet engines. The campaign was run from Glentanner Aerodrome in New Zealand’s South Island. Taxi testing commenced in early July and five flights […]