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Dawn Aerospace

NZ
commercialFounded 2016
Christchurch, New Zealand
dawnaerospace.com
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The funding will support Dawn Aerospace’s development of a new orbital spaceplane and thrusters for satellites operating in geostationary and lunar orbit.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductDec 8, 2022Dawn Aerospace raises $20 million for propulsion and spaceplane work

Dawn Aerospace is negotiating additional deals with a potential combined value of $150,000,000.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceNarrative GeneralDec 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.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralDec 8, 2022Dawn Aerospace raises $20 million for propulsion and spaceplane work

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

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralDec 8, 2022Dawn Aerospace raises $20 million for propulsion and spaceplane work

The latest investment raised Dawn Aerospace’s valuation to 170 million New Zealand dollars ($108,500,000) as of 2022-12-06.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipDec 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.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipDec 8, 2022Dawn Aerospace raises $20 million for propulsion and spaceplane work

Dawn Aerospace won Best Medium Enterprise at the New Zealand International Business Awards.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductDec 6, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives $20 million in company funding

Icehouse Ventures, GD1, and Movac provided a $20,000,000 funding backing for Dawn Aerospace.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceNarrative FinancialDec 6, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives $20 million in company funding

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

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductDec 6, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives $20 million in company funding

Dawn Aerospace is developing the Mk-III orbital spaceplane and plans to deliver in-space propulsion products for GEO, lunar, and higher-thrust customers.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductDec 6, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives $20 million in company funding

The $20,000,000 funding will allow Dawn Aerospace to expand its satellite propulsion systems offering and advance spaceplane development.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipDec 6, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives $20 million in company funding

Dawn Aerospace has provided in-space propulsion products used to propel satellites to customers globally since 2019.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2022Sidus Space notches an agreement with Dawn Aerospace for smallsat propulsion tech

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.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2022Sidus Space notches an agreement with Dawn Aerospace for smallsat propulsion tech

Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) signed an agreement with Dawn Aerospace to implement Dawn’s green chemical propulsion technology into Sidus Space’s LizzieSat™ smallsat.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralNov 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.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2022Dawn Aerospace Spaceplane Ready for Rocket Powered Flight Using Jet Engines

Dawn Aerospace projects that rapid reusability will reduce spaceflight costs by 90 percent.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 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.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2022The Dawn Aerospace Mk-II Aurora spaceplane completes 48 test flights and is now ready for rocket power

Dawn Aerospace received a 200,000 EUR award in early August from the European Space Agency to bolster the performance of its green bi-propellant satellite thrusters.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development

A Dawn Aerospace flight in New Zealand earlier 2022-08 included a powered flight followed by engine cutoff and a gliding landing to simulate reentry and to test pilotability and energy management.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development

Dawn Aerospace received a $1,500,000 grant from the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on 2022-08-26 to conduct research with the German Space Agency DLR Institute of Combustion Technology.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development
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