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Dawn Aerospace Achieves Historic Flight - Breaks Sound Barrier And Global Records
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 11:43 am | Dawn Aerospace
The milestone was achieved on 12 November 2024, with the Aurora surpassing the speed of sound for the first time, reaching Mach 1.1 and climbing to an altitude of 82,500 feet. More >>
Dawn Aerospace’s Rocket-Powered Aircraft, Certified For Supersonic Flight
Friday, 12 July 2024, 8:51 am | Dawn Aerospace
Dawn Aerospace, proudly announces that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded it a certificate to fly the Mk-II Aurora at unlimited speeds, including supersonic, up to 80,000 feet altitude. More >>
Dawn Aerospace Spaceplane Ready For Rocket Powered Flight After Completing 48 Flights Using Jet Engines
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 5:59 pm | Dawn Aerospace
Dawn Aerospace has completed 48 flights over 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 ... More >>
Dawn Aerospace Propelled Into Top 100 ‘best Tech Start-ups’ To Work For In Aotearoa
Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 4:06 pm | Dawn Aerospace
Space transportation company, Dawn Aerospace is breaking new ground in sustainable space travel, and now the innovative company has been recognised as one of the best high-growth start-ups to work for in Aotearoa. Dawn Aerospace has been listed in ... More >>
Dawn Aerospace Secures Funding From NZ’s Largest Venture Capital Firm, Movac
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 1:10 pm | Dawn Aerospace
Dawn Aerospace , a New Zealand/Dutch aerospace company, has today announced significant backing from NZ’s largest tech investment firm, Movac . Dawn is creating next-generation space transportation technologies. This investment will be used to ... More >>
Dawn Aerospace Launches Eighth In-Space Propulsion Unit
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 6:56 am | Dawn Aerospace
23 March 2021 – Christchurch, NZ - Dawn Aerospace has announced another of the company’s CubeSat propulsion units, designed to manoeuvre small satellites in space, has been successfully launched. The CubeSat propulsion unit flew on Hiber Three, ... More >>
Dawn Aerospace Licensed To Fly NZ’s First Spaceplane
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 12:30 pm | Dawn Aerospace
In a world-first, the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted Dawn Aerospace an Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certificate to fly a suborbital spaceplane from a conventional airport. Authorised under Civil Aviation Rule Part 102, Dawn ... More >>
Dawn Aerospace Unveils Their New Spaceplane; The Dawn Mk-II Aurora
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 7:00 pm | Dawn Aerospace
Dawn Mk-II Aurora - Stefan Powell side on. A New Zealand-based aerospace company is on the path to revolutionising space transportation. Dawn Aerospace, headquartered in Christchurch, unveiled its suborbital spaceplane today, the “Mk-II Aurora”, ... More >>
NZ-Dutch space startup raises $3.35m
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 10:23 am | Dawn Aerospace
Dawn Aerospace, a New Zealand-Dutch startup building 100% reusable rockets for satellite delivery, has this week raised $3.35m of investment from Kiwi, American and Dutch investors. More >>