Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand – 19 November 2024 – Multinational aerospace company Dawn Aerospace has made history with the successful supersonic flight of its Mk-II Aurora rocket ...
For the first time in over 20 years, a civilian aircraft has surpassed the sound barrier. The rocket-powered Mk-II Aurora, ...
Watch the Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane light up it rocket engine test flight. Credit: Dawn Aerospace ...
Dawn Aerospace’s prototype aircraft has completed the first civilian supersonic flight since the Concorde during testing in ...
The rebirth of commercial supersonic flight has kind of, sort of come to pass as Dawn Aerospace announces that its 16-ft (4.8-m) Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft broke the sound barrier with a ...
New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has flown its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft supersonically for the first time, marking a key step on the way toward the company’s goal of ...
DAWN AEROSPACE, New Zealand completed supersonic (Mach 1.1) flight of Aurora rocket-powered aircraft, designed to fly to edge of space (100 km altitude) twice in a single day, reaching speeds of ...
On November 19th, Dawn Aerospace confirmed that it ended the more than 20-year pause on civilian supersonic flight. According to its Tuesday announcement, the company based in New Zealand and the ...
WELLINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Dawn Aerospace's rocket-powered aircraft successfully completed its first supersonic flight, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, as it moves forward with ...