Dawn Cleared For Supersonic Flights Of Aurora Spaceplane

Dawn conducted an all-up test of the Mk-II Aurora ahead of its planned supersonic flight test campaign

Dawn conducted an all-up test of the Mk-II Aurora ahead of its planned supersonic flight test campaign.

Credit: Dawn Aerospace
New Zealand’s Dawn Aerospace has been awarded a certificate by the country’s civil aviation authority to fly its Mk. 2 Aurora reusable suborbital spaceplane demonstrator at unlimited speed up to 80,000 ft. altitude. The approval for flights beyond visual line of sight clears the way for the next...
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