Dawn Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane Ready for Rocket-Powered Flight

Oct 07, 2022

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Dawn Aerospace has completed 48 flights over the last 13 months of their spaceplane technology demonstrator, the Mk-II Aurora, to complete Phase One testing of the vehicle using surrogate jet engines. Tests of the vehicle under rocket power are expected before the end of the year.

“A Wright Brothers moment for reusable spaceflight.”
Stefan Powell, Dawn Ae…

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