Hiber have announced a CubeSat propulsion contract with Dawn for the Hiber-3 and Hiber-4 satellites. The deal was backed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Netherlands Space Office via the ARTES programme.

Excited to announce that Dawn Aerospace is a ‘Best Emerging Business - Finalist’ for the 2019 NZ International Business Awards.

Dawn Aerospace has been awarded a Phase 1 contract for Small Business Innovation Research from the United States Airforce.

NASA’s 747 Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is in Christchurch. Dawn popped over to take a look with DLR, the German Aerospace Center.

Dawn has successfully passed European Space Agency qualification standards for their 3D printed pressure vessels used in their satellite propulsion systems.

YES!Delft has named Dawn Aerospace ‘2019 Rookie of the Year’ and the incubator’s best new start-up.

Dawn is proud to announce funding has been received from the New Zealand government-backed Callaghan Innovation. This grant has been awarded to accelerate the development of Dawn’s Mk-II vehicle, a completely reusable sub-orbital flight aircraft that aims to fly to space multiple times per day.

Today Dawn’s Mk-I vehicle achieved autonomous rocket power in flight, multiple times per hour. This marks an important milestone in the development of Dawn’s reusable launcher.

Our full sensory system integration has allowed us to conduct our first fully-autonomous flight, from roll out to wheels stopped.

A couple of months of development have paid off with our first from-scratch engine completing qualification testing. To date we have conducted over 50 burns without having to overhaul or conduct any maintenance.