From the Dawn Aerospace website: 1« By many metrics, the Mk-II will be the highest-performance vehicle ever to take off from a runway. It will fly faster than an SR-71, and climb faster than an F-15, and to higher altitudes than any aircraft before it. » Our posts regarding the organisation you can find on the BluFly 🛩️ custom feed 2 in reverse chronological order (that is, most recent first):
We are unapologetically enthusiastic about @dawnaerospace.bsky.social: they're quietly getting things in the suborbital domain with their Aurora aircraft. Their latest short video is a great way to get up to speed on their story so far. | 🛩️ 📡 🛰️ 💺 📹 🥇 | 🔗 www.dawnaerospace.com/latest-news/...
— BluFly 🛩 (@blufly.media) January 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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« California Polytechnic State University Makes History ▫️ First US Research Payload Flies on @dawnaerospace.bsky.social’s Reusable Aurora Spaceplane » However, even setting these accomplishments aside, there's still 😳 *that view*. (📸 See ALT) | 🛩️ 📡 🛰️ 📹 📰 🥇 | 🔗 www.dawnaerospace.com/latest-news/...
— BluFly 🛩 (@blufly.media) September 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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If you're lucky enough to have been to New Zealand, you likely haven't seen it from this perspective. 🌏 @dawnaerospace.bsky.social, along with their payload partner Scout Space, continues to make steady progress. Much more with link. | 🛩️ 📡 🛰️ 📹 📰 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 www.dawnaerospace.com/latest-news/...
— BluFly 🛩 Media (@blufly.media) August 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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The team working away in New Zealand has achieved another impressive milestone: Mach 1.1 and an ultimate altitude of 25,146m (82,500ft). They say it's « … the first time a civil aircraft has flown supersonic since Concorde. » We think that's pretty cool. Read their press release below. | 🛩️ 📡 🛰️ 📹 📰
— BluFly 🛩 (@blufly.media) November 18, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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There's a lot of buzz about 'reusability' recently. However, the project which has *our* attention in this regard is this team quietly working away in New Zealand. While it does have different objectives than that 'other' high-profile project, this approach still seems more elegant to us. | 🛩️ 📡 📰
— BluFly 🛩 (@blufly.media) October 17, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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« Dawn Aerospace … announces that the … [CAA] has awarded it a certificate to fly the Mk-II Aurora at unlimited speeds, including supersonic, up to 80,000 feet altitude … permits operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) without the need for restricted airspace … » Press release below. | 🛩️ 📡 📰
— BluFly 🛩 (@blufly.media) July 18, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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1Here's where you can find the Dawn Aerospace official website.
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