Germany’s Polaris To Flight Test Scaled Aurora Spaceplane

Tony Osborne March 22, 2022
Polaris
Polaris’ recently rolled-out ALEDA demonstrator will be used to validate the flight characteristics for the Aurora’s configuration during take-off, landing and cruise-flight.
Credit: Polaris Raumflugzeuge
Germany-based space startup Polaris has been awarded a contract by the country’s defense ministry to build and flight-test a scaled demonstrator of its proposed Aurora reusable space plane. The contract, announced by Polaris on March 17, builds on a €250,000 ($275,000) study contract awarded in 2021...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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