The rocket-powered aircraft did this in 118.6 seconds, which is 4.2 seconds better than that achieved by a specially modified F-15 in the 1970s. In addition, the Mk-II Aurora made a second flight ...

A civil aircraft has flown supersonic for the first time since Concorde. Dawn Aerospace says the Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft broke the sound barrier on its recent test flight. The flight ...

In an effort to be the first to field a fully reusable spaceplane of the same size and scale as the Space Shuttle, Dawn ...

Private space company Dawn Aerospace announced it has begung taking orders for its Aurora spaceplane, the fastest of its kind ...

Aurora is set to become the fastest and highest-flying aircraft ever to take off from a conventional runway, blending the extreme performance of rocket propulsion with the reusability and ...

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

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Dawn Aerospace's rocket-powered aircraft successfully ... The company said the MK-11 Aurora was also the fastest aircraft ever to climb from ground level to 20 km.

The Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane took to the skies last year for its maiden flight with a rocket engine ... and 2.5 times higher than any prior aircraft that takes off from a runway ...

Dawn Aerospace has started accepting orders for its Aurora suborbital aircraft, which combines characteristics of a plane and ...

Its reusable, rocket-powered Mk-II Aurora aircraft reached speeds of Mach 0.92 (967 km/h) at altitudes over 15km. While far from its eventual target, that is three times the speed and five times ...

Dawn Aerospace has begun taking orders for Aurora, a rocket-powered aircraft capable of spaceflight from traditional runways.