Dawn Aerospace says it envisions its Mk-II Aurora spaceplane flying to space twice per day, taking off and landing on a runway.
Credit: Dawn Aerospace
Dawn Aerospace has run a full-duration, bipropellant ground test of its Mk-II Aurora spaceplane’s rocket engine. The Mk-IIA engine was fired for 112 sec. at the company’s ground test facility in Christchurch, New Zealand, Dawn Aerospace said Dec. 12. The startup plans to install the engine into the...
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