text: Spaceplane – SatNews
  Sierra Space and Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. [NYSE: SPR] have formed a long-term, strategic partnership that is intended to accelerate access to a vibrant commercial space economy of the future. Spirit Defense & Space will assist in the development and production of future affordable Shooting Star Transport Vehicles under a Letter of Intent signed between the […]
  Dawn Aerospace has now conducted five flights of the company's Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane — the flights were to assess the airframe and avionics of the vehicle and were conducted using surrogate jet engines. The campaign was run from Glentanner Aerodrome in New Zealand's South Island. Taxi testing commenced in early July and five flights […]