A Rocket-Powered Spaceplane Completes a Successful Test Flight

https://www.universetoday.com/160915/a-rocket-powered-spaceplane-completes-a-successful-test-flight/

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"New Zealand company has started flying a rocket-powered spaceplane" by @ArsTechnica / @SciGuySpace - Satellite propulsion company #DawnAerospace in NZ is working on a suborbital spaceplane to carry research payloads. https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/a-new-zealand-company-has-started-flying-a-rocket-powered-spaceplane/ #NewSpace #aviation #avgeek

🇳🇿 #DawnAerospace has conducted 48 successful tests using jet engines to prove their #spaceplane 🛫 platform. The first three #rocket-powered test flights were conducted between 29 and 31 March 2023 from Glentanner Aerodrome https://youtu.be/5mJ1JLF0xGI

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The #Mk-IIB will be capable of flying supersonic, outside of the #atmosphere, and eventually, to over 100 km altitude https://www.dawnaerospace.com/latest-news/successful-rocket-powered-flight

🇳🇿 #DawnAerospace has conducted 48 successful tests using jet engines to prove their #spaceplane 🛫 platform. The first three #rocket-powered test flights were conducted between 29 and 31 March 2023 from Glentanner Aerodrome https://youtu.be/5mJ1JLF0xGI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Aerospace

The #Mk-IIB will be capable of flying supersonic, outside of the atmosphere, and eventually, to over 100 km altitude https://www.dawnaerospace.com/latest-news/successful-rocket-powered-flight

#DawnAerospace has conducted 48 successful tests using jet engines to prove their #spaceplane 🛫 platform. The first three #rocket-powered test flights were conducted between 29 and 31 March 2023 from Glentanner Aerodrome https://youtu.be/5mJ1JLF0xGI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Aerospace

🇳🇿 #DawnAerospace's #SpacePlane #Aurora flew to an altitude of about 1,800 meters and reached a maximum speed of about 315 kilometers per hour. The company seeks to be able to fly the vehicle twice a day https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/a-new-zealand-company-has-started-flying-a-rocket-powered-spaceplane

A New Zealand company has started flying a rocket-powered spaceplane - Enlarge / Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora takes to the skies under rocket... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1929210 #dawnaerospace #spaceplane #science

Ars Technica: A New Zealand company has started flying a rocket-powered spaceplane https://arstechnica.com/?p=1929210 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #DawnAerospace #spaceplane #Science

Dawn Aerospace announces $20 million funding
Christchurch, NZ - 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 Movac. 

Dawn is creating a sustainable, integrated space-transportation network. Valued at NZ$170 million, the comp
https://www.suasnews.com/2022/12/dawn-aerospace-announces-20-million-funding/
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