Mk-II Aurora, which is a rocket-powered aircraft, has got approval to fly at unlimited speeds, including supersonic velocity, and up to 80,000 feet altitude. This suborbital spaceplane, developed ...

From the legendary SR-71 Blackbird’s rumored successor to whispers of the elusive Aurora and TR-3B, these aircraft have ...

An aircraft with the performance of a rocket. ... members of the 130-strong Dawn Aerospace team pose next to the Mk-II Aurora aircraft following a successful test flight on July 25 2024.

With the Mk-II Aurora craft, the company intends to "bring the performance of a rocket to a rapidly reusable aircraft platform." The company unveiled the spaceplane in July 2020.

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is working on a high-speed VTOL military aircraft as part of DARPA's Speed & Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. Early ground effect testing ...

Heavy aircraft taking off. Aurora’s development team has already completed a series of important tests as part of the SPRINT program. In early 2024, they conducted a ground effect test using a ...

Aurora’s earliest concept drawings depicted an aircraft with a narrow V-tail composed of relatively short and stubby fins, similar to the configuration featured on Lockheed Martin’s F-117 ...

Dawn Aerospace has started selling its Aurora space plane, so customers can own an aircraft that flies into space. Deliveries are expected in 2027.