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Dawn Aerospace

NZ
commercialFounded 2016
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Dawn Aerospace completed 50 flight tests of the Mk-II Aurora under both jet and rocket power since the vehicle’s first flight in July 2021, operating under more restrictive licenses.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/22/2024Dawn Aerospace’s rocket-powered aircraft is certified for supersonic flight

Dawn Aerospace’s propulsion team is preparing improvements for flight tests that will take the Mk-IIA to supersonic speeds and above 20 km altitude in early 2024 to complete the Mk-IIA test campaign.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT12/13/2023Dawn Aerospace Marks Milestone with Successful Full-Duration Test of Mk-II Aurora Rocket Engine

Dawn Aerospace’s propulsion team worked on improvements in preparation for flight tests planned to take the Mk-II Aurora to supersonic speeds and above 20 km altitude in early 2024 to complete the Mk-IIA test campaign.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT12/12/2023The Dawn Aerospace spaceplane achieves key rocket engine milestone

Dawn Aerospace completed a full-duration, bi-propellant test of the Mk-IIA rocket engine by firing it for 112 seconds at its test facility in Christchurch, New Zealand.

NARRATIVE GROWTH12/12/2023The Dawn Aerospace spaceplane achieves key rocket engine milestone

Dawn Aerospace’s subscale technology demonstrator, the Mk-II Aurora, has completed 50 test flights, including 47 flights with surrogate jet engines and three flights under rocket power.

NARRATIVE GENERAL11/16/2023Dawn Aerospace Announces the Formation of New Subsidiary Expanding Operations to France

Dawn Aerospace received certification from the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority on 2023-03-24 to begin rocket-powered flights.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/5/2023Dawn flies rocket-powered spaceplane

Dawn Aerospace plans to develop the Mk-III, a two-stage orbital vehicle capable of carrying over 1,000 kg on a suborbital flight or delivering a 250 kg satellite to low Earth orbit with an expendable second stage.

NARRATIVE PLAN4/5/2023Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora spaceplane achieves rocket-powered flight

Dawn Aerospace raised $20,000,000 late last year.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/5/2023Dawn flies rocket-powered spaceplane

Dawn Aerospace completed 48 test flights using jet engines to validate all non-rocket systems of the Mk-II Aurora.

NARRATIVE GENERAL3/29/2023Dawn Aerospace Receives Certification for Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane

Dawn Aerospace completed 48 test flights using jet engines that validated all non-rocket systems of the Mk-II Aurora.

NARRATIVE GENERAL3/24/2023Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Spaceplane is now certified + ready for rocket-powered flight

Dawn Aerospace scheduled rocket-powered flight tests of the Mk-II Aurora to begin in the first quarter of 2023.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT12/8/2022Dawn Aerospace raises $20 million for propulsion and spaceplane work

Dawn Aerospace raised $20,000,000 to expand its in-space propulsion products and extend spaceplane development.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL12/8/2022Dawn Aerospace raises $20 million for propulsion and spaceplane work

The Dawn Mk-II Aurora is a rocket-powered spaceplane demonstrator developed by Dawn Aerospace.

NARRATIVE PLAN12/8/2022Dawn Aerospace raises $20 million for propulsion and spaceplane work

Dawn Aerospace closed $22,000,000 of deals in 2022 and has about $150,000,000 of deals in negotiation.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL12/6/2022Dawn Aerospace receives $20 million in company funding

Dawn Aerospace is active in reusable launch vehicle development and operates an active test flight program of the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane demonstrator with more than 30 flights completed.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/1/2022Sidus Space notches an agreement with Dawn Aerospace for smallsat propulsion tech

Dawn Aerospace completed 48 flights of the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane technology demonstrator over the last 13 months.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/23/2022Dawn Aerospace Spaceplane Ready for Rocket Powered Flight Using Jet Engines

Dawn Aerospace completed 48 flights of the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane technology demonstrator over the last 13 months to complete Phase One testing using surrogate jet engines.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/20/2022The Dawn Aerospace Mk-II Aurora spaceplane completes 48 test flights and is now ready for rocket power

Dawn Aerospace secured a contract to provide propulsion for Pixxel’s hyperspectral imaging constellation.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/2/2022Dawn Aerospace receives additional ESA funding for thruster performance extension

In the last 12 months Dawn Aerospace had several propulsion systems launched to space totaling 21 thrusters powering a variety of satellites, including cubesats and orbital transfer vehicles.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT2/8/2022Dawn Aerospace Propulsion To Empower Pixxel’s Hyperspectral Imaging Smallsats

Dawn Aerospace received approval from the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority on 2020-12-09 to begin flying the Dawn Mk-II Aurora.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/9/2020Dawn Aerospace wins license for suborbital flights
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