Rocket-Powered Flight Certification Granted to Dawn Aerospace

The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) has certified the Dawn Aerospace Mk-II Aurora spaceplane for rocket-powered flight. The mission of the Mk-II Aurora is to fly to space twice in a day and, in doing so, demonstrate that rocket-powered systems can be as reusable as commercial aircraft. This marks the first time a remotely piloted, rocket-p…