Dawn Unveils Reusable Suborbital Spaceplane Demonstrator

Graham Warwick July 30, 2020
Capable of Mach 3-plus, the Mk-II Aurora will carry a 4-kg internal payload to more than 100-km altitude.
Credit: Dawn Aerospace
New Zealand-based startup Dawn Aerospace has rolled out its Mk-II Aurora reusable suborbital spaceplane. Designed to use runways for takeoff and landing, the rocket-powered, delta-winged vehicle is a subscale technology demonstrator for a planned reusable orbital launch vehicle capable of making...
Graham Warwick

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