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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.
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.
Dawn Aerospace has delivered a further 200 propulsion units to international customers awaiting launch.
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.
Dawn Aerospace has a further 200 units delivered to international customers that are awaiting launch.
Dawn Aerospace completed the first rocket-powered flight campaign of its Mk-II Aurora spaceplane at Glen Tanner Aerodrome on 29, 30, and 31 March.
Dawn Aerospace will increase Mk-II Aurora test flight speed and altitude gradually using a build-up approach.
Dawn Aerospace completed the first rocket-powered flight campaign of its Mk-II Aurora spaceplane on 2023-03-29, 30, and 31 at Glentanner Aerodrome.
Dawn Aerospace flew the Mk-II Aurora on 2023-03-29, 2023-03-30, and 2023-03-31 from Gentanner Aerodrome in New Zealand.
Dawn Aerospace received certification from the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority on 2023-03-24 to begin rocket-powered flights.
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.
Dawn Aerospace completed its first series of rocket-powered flights in late March 2025.
Dawn Aerospace raised $20,000,000 late last year.
Dawn Aerospace designed and built the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane beginning in 2018.
Dawn Aerospace completed 48 test flights using jet engines to validate all non-rocket systems of the Mk-II Aurora.
Dawn Aerospace has been designing and building the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane since 2018.
Dawn Aerospace completed 48 test flights using jet engines that validated all non-rocket systems of the Mk-II Aurora.
The funding will support Dawn Aerospace’s development of a new orbital spaceplane and thrusters for satellites operating in geostationary and lunar orbit.
Dawn Aerospace closed deals valued at $22,000,000 in 2022.
Dawn Aerospace has raised a total of $21,200,000 since the company was established in Christchurch in 2017.