First Take, August 30, 2021

Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane
Credit: Dawn Aerospace
SPACE Startup Dawn Aerospace has conducted initial jet-powered test flights of its Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane demonstrator in New Zealand, with rocket-powered flights to follow. Small-launch startup Rocket Lab became a publicly traded company on Aug. 25 through a merger with Vector...

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