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🎉The future of space transportation is one step closer! Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora spaceplane completed its first rocket-powered flight campaign last week. 🚀🌌
This is a significant milestone in our company's history. A big shout-out to our amazing team 🌎 🔥
#RocketPowered
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Today we're pleased to unveil the Dawn Mk-II Aurora. Our same-day reusable suborbital spaceplane and the latest of many, paving a new and
#sustainable
road to
#space
.
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#hiring
Join the crew that's building the world's first rapidly reusable launch vehicle 🚀✨
Find out about the mission, team and roles here:
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2022 at Dawn:
54 → 101 Full-time staff
15 → 33 thrusters in space
8 → 17 Satellite Propulsion customers
7 → 48 Mk-II flights
In 2022, we really kicked it up a gear! This video just about sums up that feeling. 🔥🔥🔥
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How to land your rocket plane:
Step 1: control energy with split rudder, maneuvers, and LG deploy timing.
Step 2: 10 deg decent, maintain speed 95 knots.
Step 3: flare, scrub speed and set it down softly.
Pro tip: practice with jet engines before moving on to pure rocket!
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From jets to rockets – the transformation is complete 🚀
The Mk-II engine upgrade takes it from 670N on jets to 2800N. Real rocket power!
Two tests were conducted in one day, just as is needed to be the first vehicle to fly to space twice a day.
Epic Mahi team!
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Need more thrust in your life? Check out our flight-duration test of the MkII-A engine! 112s of pump-fed fire 🔥✨
Look out for our next flight tests where we will push the aircraft MUCH higher and faster than ever before. We can’t wait to get back off the ground! 🚀✈
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Unlike a traditional rocket, our rocket-powered aircraft is fully controlled by our pilot 👨✈️
This allows aircraft-like operations with rocket-like performance🚀
Here's our engine being put through its paces before being integrated into the vehicle for flight 🔥🚀
#MkIIAurora
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Into deep space we go 🚀🌌
This Dawn SatDrive propulsion system is destined for an asteroid 22 million miles away on a spacecraft developed by our customer AstroForge.
Our nitrous-based systems can easily be put through their paces in the lab before they're sent to space🌱🛰
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How big is a satellite?🛰
People are often surprised that many satellites are the size of a loaf of bread🍞
These small sats need small engines for mobility🌌
Enter the CubeDrive, a rocket engine for CubeSats ✨
(and Dawn’s first system launched to orbit, way back in 2020).
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2021 was a year of growth for Dawn. 30,000 rocket engine firings, seven
#spaceplane
test flights, 14
#greenpropulsion
units launched to
#space
and another 24 units in customers' hands. A huge thanks to our partners, investors & suppliers - we couldn't have done it without you✨
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We were delighted to host
@NASA
Administrator
@SenBillNelson
, Deputy Administrator
@Astro_Pam
& other key staff from NASA at our CHCH HQ on Friday.
They met our Mk11 Aurora spaceplane, and discussed our vision for scalable & sustainable
#spacetech
.
@AerospaceOrgNZ
@nzspacegovt
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🚀✨ Hello new nose cone!
You’re looking at our all-new nose cone and air data probe for the Mk-II Aurora 🚀
These components are engineered to handle the rigours of transonic & supersonic flight in our future rocket-powered flight campaigns ⚡
Stay tuned 👀
#MkIIAurora
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✅Dawn's Mk-II Aurora spaceplane has been certified for rocket-powered flight! 🚀An update from our CEO,
@Stefan__Powell
:
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These are the faces of a happy team holding the 100th B20 thruster off the production line! A milestone we hit last week!🎉🚀
#greenpropulsion
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Pilots view onboard the Mk-II, coming in for a gliding landing in our "mock rocket-powered flight" test run.
Max decent rates >6000ft/min (30m/s)!
We did this several times to show we will be able to control a gliding decent after a rocket-powered to propellant depletion.
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What a night! 🎉✨
We were truly honoured to be named Most Innovative Hi-Tech Hardware and Emerging Company of the Year at the
@NZHiTechAwards
on Friday night 🏆
As always, congratulations to our whole team in NZ, the U.S, and The Netherlands.
#HTANZ
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"We want to consider the space transportation problem from the start of life, which starts on the ground, to very much the end of life, which is the disposal of the spacecraft" 🛰🚀🌱
Read
@Stefan__Powell
's chat with
@spacecom
below.
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Dawn Aerospace Mk-II Spaceplane Flight Testing Commences – Five Flights Complete ✈️
#aerospace
#aviation
#aircraft
#testing
#SpaceSymposium
🥳
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Whoop whoop!!!!!!!!!!!
The winner of the Hi-Tech Start-Up Company of the Year Award 2020 has just been announced. Congratulations to
@DawnAerospace
! Category sponsored by NZ Growth Capital Partners.
#HTANZ
👏🏆
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Mk-II Aurora looking fine on the cover of
@BIS_spaceflight
magazine ✨
Pick up a copy of the August issue to read
@Stefan__Powell
's interview on the iterative process we’re taking to turn the long-held dream of a spaceplane into a reality 🚀
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We were pleased to welcome Climate Ministers Hon. James Shaw, and his Australian counterpart, Hon. Chris Bowen to Dawns Christchurch office this afternoon to show them what we’re doing in the field of green propulsion and reusable spaceplanes🌱
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Off with the jets, in with the rocket!
The team has completed 48 flights on surrogate jet engines to learn everything we can about Aurora. Now it's time for an upgrade to take testing to the next level.
Check out our phase 1 flight test summary below
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We’re excited to share this video that shines a spotlight on Dawn Aerospace from
@nzteinvestment
. We were pleased to be part of the InvestNZ summit ahead of
@SailGP
finals in San Francisco.
#DoGoodDoWell
#NZTE
#InvestNZ
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Since 2021, we've been working with
@DLR_SpaceAgency
on a joint research project to advance our understanding of nitrous-based propulsion and bring the industry closer to replacing toxic hydrazine🌱🛰
Yesterday, we were stoked to be able to host them at Dawn 🚀
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World Space Week 2021 has focused on the work of
#womeninspace
. We want to give a big shout-out to the phenomenal women that work across our engineering and corporate teams
#spacecareers
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Fire 'em up!🔥
Check out this sneak peek of a long(er) duration burn of our next-gen B20thrusters – now steady state capable for those more demanding maneuvers🌌
Watch this space 👀✨
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We’re stoked to be named finalists in two award categories at the European Space Forum 🎉
We’re a finalist in the Innovation in Space category with our spaceplane🚀, and the Sustainability in Space category for our green chemical propulsion systems🌱
#EuSpaceForum
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See Flight 11 take off for the 4th flight of the week! Clear skies and still air makes for great testing of our pilot assisted flight modes.
#soundon
#aerospace
#flighttest
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An exciting day for Dawn on Friday as a CubeDrive and six more B20 thrusters were launched into orbit on customer satellites 🛰🚀
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Need green propulsion for your satellite? Transparent pricing and a simple interface means no more arduous Aerospace procurement. It's high performance without the fuss.
Here's the latest B20 thruster on its way to
#space
.
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Our CEO
@Stefan__Powell
caught up with
@TMinusDaily
to discuss why and how we're using a build-up approach with our spaceplane.
Listen to his interview from 0:12m:40s
*One correction - we're both Netherlands and NZ based.
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Come behind the scenes of our first rocket-powered flight campaign down at the magnificent Glentanner, Aoraki Mt Cook. Not a bad view from office!🗻🚀
If this looks like your kind of workplace, check out our open positions.
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Big news today as our friends at
@Tawhakijv
announced funding for a runway to be built at Kaitorete Spit ✨🎉
Having this world-class, horizontal launch facility in our backyard is a big win for our spaceplane programme, and the local aerospace sector🚀
As announced by Hon Dr
@Megan_Woods
today, with new govt funding we're building up our Aerospace Centre - critical infrastructure for the aerospace industry in Aotearoa to grow, with more than 1,300 jobs and over $2b in economic benefits predicted over the next 10 years.
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Check out the
#unfilterd
data from the last 500 burns.
Our customer's value consistency and reliability. That is what we are proving in our B20 thruster. It has been running day and night to clock up thousands of burns in preparation for flight in December.
#data
#space
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$20 million for spaceplanes and green satellite propulsion! 🎉🛰️🌱
We are proud to announce Dawn Aerospace has secured
#funding
from Kiwi investors -
@IcehouseVenture
,
@gd1_vc
and
@movac_vc
👏
#spacetech
#vc
#capitalraise
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#Hardware
in space! With
@Arianespace
’s
#Vega
rocket carrying one of our
#CubeSat
#Propulsion
Modules
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Another
#flight
campaign complete! This week's campaign focused on
#autonomous
piloting and
#EVLOS
systems.
We're proud to continue to demonstrate Mk-II's rapid reusability - on Monday we wrapped up two flights before lunch 🙌
#spacetech
#spaceplane
#hiring
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New Zealand summer internship applications are now open!
We’re looking for those who have put their minds to something and achieved what few others have. If you or someone you know fits the bill, click here.
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The Mk-II propulsion team achieved a major milestone with steady-state operation of the Mk-II engine. We are one step closer to reusable spaceflight!
#innovation
#Space
#machdiamonds
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Great to have Minister
@PhilTwyford
and Minister
@Megan_Woods
visit
@DawnAerospace
today. They loved flying the Mk2 in the Simulator! Having a progressive, supportive, and stable government is awesome!
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Dawn Aerospace has been awarded €116,000 to progress the European certification of our autonomous
#spaceplane
🌍
The award is focused on developing a low-power radar system for Mk-II Aurora that will detect other aircraft.
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The engine upgrade will transform Mk-II from an aircraft with performance typical of a UAV, to performance more similar to the X-15 (dV = 1800m/s vs 1980m/s). Future upgrades will bring Mk-II performance to over 2500 m/s delta V & enable flights from sea level to 100km+ altitude.
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“It is through both Dawn’s space launch and in-space propulsion programmes that we will build the holistic infrastructure to get things from Earth to space, and from space to everywhere else.”
Jeroen Wink, Dawn co-founder, recently contributed to
@NVR_Ruimtevaart
's magazine🚀
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Dawn Aerospace &
@OrbitFab
announce collaboration to enable on-orbit refueling of green propellants 🌱
#gasstationsinspace
#RAFTI
#greenpropulsion
#space
At the
@SpaceTechExpoEU
? Drop by booth B40 to learn more.
#SpaceTechExpoEU
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There was lots of excitement in the workshop last month as we welcomed this beauty 😍🛠
This cutting-edge CNC machine has a 5-axis mill & allows us to continue scaling up our manufacturing to meet the growing demand for our propulsion systems 🛰
#satellitepropulsion
@dmgmoriusa
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Delighted to announce
@PixxelSpace
has selected Dawn propulsion for their constellation🌱
#hyperspectralimaging
With 21 units launched in 2021 & over 100 units in production, Dawn's tracking to become the most prolific non-hydrazine chemical sat prop 🚀
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Does improving life on earth by unlocking the possibilities of space excite you? Us too.
We’re looking for exceptional interns and grads to join the team and help us build our space transportation network 🚀
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The team has put an incredible effort into this beauty. Built for an ESPA-class
#satellite
, it has a B20 thruster (20N) for larger burns & four B1 thrusters (1N) in each corner for attitude control, cant-angled for 4DOF. Dawn tech is on 8 operational
#spacecraft
and counting 🛰
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Heading to the BIS Conference in Cosford this weekend? If so, be sure to reach out and say 'hi' to Dawn Co-founder Jeroen.
Jeroen will be speaking on Sunday, 16 July about our spaceplane, the Mk-II Aurora, and in-space
#propulsion
systems 🛰
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We'll be out in force at the Space Symposium next week, roaming the floor talking about
#greenpropulsion
and
#spaceplanes
🚀Check out our post on LinkedIn to see the team & drop them a DM.
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Between, Delft, Netherlands & Christchurch, New Zealand, we’re lucky to be based in such awesome cities.
The reasons we’re in Christchurch are beautifully captured in this campaign from
@ChristchurchNZ
.
#hiring
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🚀 Today we’re excited to announce the launch of Dawn Aerospace France in
#Toulouse
- establishing our presence in one of the world's foremost aerospace hubs 🌍🛰️💡
Read more:
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@MrKhagol
@Stefan__Powell
100 km above🌏 - the aim is to be the first vehicle to access space multiple times per day✨
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More Dawn in space 🚀! Six more B20 thrusters launched on our customer
@D_Orbit
SCV10, bringing the total number of Dawns thrusters in space to 57 📈
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Spot our
#satellitepropulsion
! The Dawn team caught a glimpse of our B20 thrusters on
@SpaceX
#Transporter2
this morning🛰️
#greenpropulsion
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With 76 thrusters in orbit and over 200 on order we've created "system" patches instead of the traditional "mission" patches so our designer can keep up...😅
Meet CubeDrive and SatDrive, the systems powering cubesats & smallsats in LEO, lunar & beyond 🌏🌑🌌
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2022 is taking off with another
#satellite
launch!
@D_Orbit
's ION SCV004, the 4th spacecraft in the ION fleet, is launching tomorrow on
@SpaceX
Transporter-3. Flying every Transporter mission to date, we're proud to partner with D-Orbit 🚀🌱
#greenprop
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New production run! Dawn's
#B20
in-space
#propulsion
- six of these units launched on January's SpaceX Transporter-1 Mission 🚀
🎧 Big thanks to
@TSStarfish
for the track - Flight-Proven!
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Our novel, green-propellant satellite thrusters have been proven in space! Dawn B20 units have now been tested in hundreds of firings on orbit 🛰
@D_Orbit
Learn more:
#spacepropulsion
#inorbitdemonstration
#spacetech
#propulsion
#spacecareers
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A milestone for hydrazine replacement: we now have 50 Dawn
#satellite
thrusters in orbit, all powered by non-toxic propellants! 🛰️
To celebrate,
@Stefan__Powell
has written an update on
#nitrous
- why people love it, its drawbacks, and the road ahead👇
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A sincere thank you from everyone at Dawn to the teams at
@CivilAviationNZ
and
@nzspacegovt
.
#Together
we're pushing that envelope and making history. NOW IT'S TIME TO GO
#FLY
!!
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It’s not every day - or every workplace - that you get to meet a real-life astronaut👩🚀
It was a privilege to host and hear from former NASA astronaut Captain Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper last week. Thanks to
@usembassynz
for arranging the visit.
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Thrilled to partner with
@movac_vc
, Global From Day One (GD1) Fund, and our existing investors -
@IcehouseVenture
& Erik Swan 🚀
#spaceVC
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Meet Johann - our new Head of In-Space Propulsion 🛰🚀
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This Dawn CubeSat propulsion unit launched to space on
#Soyuz
-2 this week 🚀 This video shows the unit in action during preflight testing 👏
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Read more about the Mk-II Aurora and our flight-duration engine test here:
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Want to come and build rocket engines with us, then fly them on spaceplanes? . We're
#hiring
#propulsion
#engineers
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Some unexpected
#LEGO
just turned up, dressed with a very familiar 🎨style🖌️... So, who wants one? We'll send this plus a vehicle patch to that with the best request/retweet.
#MkIIAurora
#spaceplane
@LEGO_Group
#friday
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Go Falcon, go D-Orbit, go Dawn! 🚀
Congratulations to D-Orbit on a successful launch aboard
@SpaceX
's Transporter8. We’re proud to supply the propulsion which will now take D-Orbit’s customers on to their operational orbit.
The number of Dawn thrusters in space is now 63!✨🛰
📢Ready for launch! Our 11th ION is ready to lift off aboard
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 on the
#Transporter8
mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E). The 57-minute launch window opens on June 12 at 2:19 p.m. PT (21:19 UTC). Live webcast 👉
Credits: SpaceX
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An exciting milestone was reached when our
#spaceplane
left the workshop. And even more exciting ones to come very soon. Stay tuned.
#space
#innovation
#technology
This is the last photo I got before it went off to get all dressed up. The workshop almost seems empty without it!
#lonely
#dudewhereismyspaceplane
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Spot the CubeDrive 👀
This is the first ever chemical propulsion test in the main vacuum chamber at
@unisouthampton
.
The test was designed by our Delft office intern, Fabrizio Pisani, to characterize the performance of our 0.8U CubeDrives for the first time.
#greenpropulsion
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One of the many reasons we selected nitrous for Dawn
#satellite
propulsion - entire system tests are easily conducted from our workshops 🛰 And yes, we do everything we can to test in an environment representative of
#space
... 💡🕶️
Learn more:
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Customer Spotlight: Saving Lives with a Tsunami Early Warning System 🛰
@brin_indonesia
is launching a satellite constellation that can detect unusual wave activity and give citizens early warnings 📲🚨
Dawn is proud to supply the propulsion to this lifesaving mission 👏✨
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1/2
@SpaceFundInc
has placed Dawn at the top of their reality rating for space propulsion, next to Aerojet Rocketdyne and Ariane Group among others.🎉🎉
To back that up, Dawn went from $7 to $17m NZD in contracts in the last quarter alone. 🚀📈🚀
This supports our thesis that:
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Thanks
@SmallSat
Utah for an epic week!
Huge thanks to the organisers, the party hosts, and everyone else who made it great 🛰🚀
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Spot the
#spaceplane
👀 Aoraki Mt Cook provided a stunning backdrop for our ops team this week 🏔️
Looking for your next
#adventure
? Dawn is
#hiring
in both NZ and NL. Head to to learn more.
#spacecareers
#spacetechnology
#christchurchnz
#delft
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Dawn Aerospace awarded in MBIE $900,000 programme for space applications with German Aerospace Centre (
#DLR
) 🙌
#catalystfund
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We're stoked to win multiple awards
@WestpacNZ
Champion Business Awards, including the Supreme Award for medium/large enterprise 🎉
#spacetech
@Christchurch_NZ
@NZTEnews
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Mānawatia a Matariki!
Today we are celebrating an important time in New Zealand, as the Matariki star cluster (aka Pleiades) has risen in the sky. This stellar event signals the start of the Māori new year.
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Last week, we completed propellant loading on the latest
@HiberGlobal
#satellite
. No hazmat suits, or complex filling rig, and we're not even at the launch site! Our
#CubeSat
propulsion systems are being shipped, ready to go.
Now that's
#Simple
.
#Effective
.
#Mobility
.
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The first SatDrive for 2024 is out the door 🛰✨
Looking for high-performance, low-cost chemical propulsion?👀
Leverage our extensive in-space heritage by choosing a standardised system, or customise your own from our qualified components.
Learn more:
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Dawn Aerospace runs test flights from Glentanner near Aoraki/Mt Cook
@nzherald
#spacetech
#spaceplane
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#SpreadTheWord
- we're looking for a new Vehicle Design Engineer to come and help us design and build
#spaceplanes
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Congrats to our customer D-Orbit on a successful launch aboard
@SpaceX
Transporter-9 on Saturday🚀✨
This brings the total amount of Dawn hardware in orbit to 69 📈
🚀 Exciting News! 📢Cosmic Wander, the 12th mission leveraging our ION Satellite Carrier, launched yesterday at 10:49 am (PT) aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9, from Vandenberg Space Force Base! 🌐 Stay tuned for more details! Re-watch the launch 👉🏻 📸 by SpaceX
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