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Dawn Aerospace

NZ
commercialFounded 2016
Christchurch, New Zealand
dawnaerospace.com
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Dawn Aerospace is headquartered in New Zealand and develops the Aurora spaceplane with ambitions of flying twice a day, and it maintains a European subsidiary in the Netherlands focused on propulsion and rapid reuse solutions.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductMar 12, 2026La ESA desafía a las 'startups' europeas: ¿Pueden diseñar el avión espacial del futuro?

Dawn Aerospace is headquartered in New Zealand and developed the small Aurora spaceplane.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 10, 2026ESA Calls on European Startups to Design Spaceplane

Dawn Aerospace flew a commercial SDA camera for Scout Space on the same Aurora flight.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 2, 2026Arizona State University LEO-TIMS Camera Flies on Aurora Spaceplane

Arizona State University flew a thermal-infrared camera aboard Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora spaceplane.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 2, 2026Arizona State University LEO-TIMS Camera Flies on Aurora Spaceplane

Oklahoma announced plans to base Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora Mark 2 suborbital spaceplane at the state’s spaceport in Burns Flat with flights expected to begin the year after the announcement.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceNarrative PlanFeb 9, 2026The dominance of Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

ANA Trading Co., Ltd. has signed memoranda of understanding with New Zealand startups Zenno Astronautics and Dawn Aerospace New Zealand.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 22, 20261/22宇宙ニュース・全日空商事、ワープスペースに出資 宇宙光通信の確立・発展目指す ほか3件

Dawn Aerospace completed three rocket-powered flights in three days.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026The Dawn of the Aurora Spaceplane Era

Between 2023 and 2025, Dawn Aerospace conducted 15 test flights of the Aurora, from Flight 48 to Flight 62.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026The Dawn of the Aurora Spaceplane Era

The Dawn Aerospace Aurora has evolved to a rocket-powered suborbital spaceplane after 47 flights on jet power.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2026The Dawn of the Aurora Spaceplane Era

Dawn Aerospace de Holanda fabricará los minimotores para mantener la órbita del satélite.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 10, 2026Dinamarca lanzará en 2029 su primera misión a la Luna con la sonda Máni

A payload built by students at California Polytechnic State University reached Mach 0.79 and an altitude of 37,000 feet aboard the Dawn Aerospace Aurora spaceplane.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductDec 21, 2025Building International Partnerships in Space Commerce

Dawn Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cosmoserve for sustainable in-space servicing through refueling and debris removal technologies.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralDec 21, 2025Jarad Isaacman is Back on the U.S. Senate Warm Seat

Dawn Aerospace will provide its SatDrive propulsion system for the flagship PAMI-1 mission with the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative PlanDec 21, 2025Jarad Isaacman is Back on the U.S. Senate Warm Seat

Dawn Aerospace aims to replace toxic hydrazine-based propulsion systems to enable more sustainable and scalable propulsion in space.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductDec 1, 2025Dawn Aerospace Strengthens Orbital Refueling Position

Dawn Aerospace has agreements with Cosmoserve and the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force to strengthen its position in the orbital refueling sector.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralDec 1, 2025Dawn Aerospace Strengthens Orbital Refueling Position

The partnership will explore collaboration on integrating Dawn Aerospace’s refuelable propulsion systems with Cosmoserve Space’s debris capture and removal missions.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceTechnical ProductNov 24, 2025Dawn Aerospace + Cosmoserve Space sign strategic MoU to advance in-space refueling

Dawn Aerospace and Cosmoserve Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner on sustainable and scalable in-space servicing.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralNov 24, 2025Dawn Aerospace + Cosmoserve Space sign strategic MoU to advance in-space refueling

The partnership aims to enhance mission endurance by combining Dawn Aerospace’s refueling and propulsion capabilities with Cosmoserve Space’s debris-removal platforms.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductNov 24, 2025Dawn Aerospace + Cosmoserve Space sign strategic MoU to advance in-space refueling

Dawn Aerospace designed and developed a Docking and Fluidic Transfer (DFT) Port.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2025UARX’s OSSIE Spacecraft to Fly Dawn Aerospace’s Docking Port

The DFT Port is the hardware foundation of Dawn Aerospace’s Loop Network.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2025UARX’s OSSIE Spacecraft to Fly Dawn Aerospace’s Docking Port
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