DARPA’s VLEO Propulsion Demo To Skim The Atmosphere

air-breathing spacecraft

Redwire is the prime integrator on DARPA’s Otter program.

Credit: Redwire
Forget Jeff Bezos’ and Elon Musk’s internet satellite rivalry in low Earth orbit. The next big thing in space is closer to home: very low Earth orbit. One of the earliest tests of whether spacecraft can fly in this boundary region between space and the atmosphere, about 90-250 km (56-155 mi.) in...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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