There's a reason no one's built a more successful orbital spaceplane than the old Space Shuttle. Even then, the world's first operational spacecraft to launch like a rocket and land like an airplane ...

New Zealand-based Dawn Aerospace is now accepting preorders for its Aurora spaceplane, a sub-orbital, reusable craft which can carry 22lb payloads to altitudes up to just over 60 miles. That's not a ...

ŌTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dawn Aerospace today announced that its Aurora spaceplane is now available for purchase, with first deliveries expected in 2027. This marks a ...

Dawn Aerospace seems to want to play with the big kids as it announces that it will be selling its spaceplane directly to customers the same way that airliner manufacturers market their aircraft, ...

Spaceplanes are not a new kind of vehicle for our species, as they've been around in one form or another for decades now. But whereas all of the existing ones need a rocket or a carrier plane to ...

Just over two weeks on from opening preorders for its Aurora spaceplane, New Zealand-based Dawn Aerospace has secured its first customer. The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) will ...

New Zealand-based Dawn Aerospace said it is beginning to take orders for its remotely piloted, rocket-powered suborbital spaceplane, known as Aurora, with first deliveries expected in 2027. “This ...

Watch the Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane light up it rocket engine test flight. Credit: Dawn Aerospace ...

Oklahoma has partnered with Dawn Aerospace to bring its reusable Mk-II Aurora spaceplane to the Oklahoma Spaceport by 2027. The Aurora spaceplane offers a rare service by providing quick, low-cost ...

Oklahoma has recruited a New Zealand aerospace company to base a space plane at the Oklahoma Air and SpacePort in 2027. The company, Dawn Aerospace, operates a reusable space plane that can launch ...

Watch the Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane light up it rocket engine test flight. Credit: Dawn Aerospace Social Security, Medicare are "going to be gone," Donald Trump warns As shutdown ...