The prestigious NZ International Business Awards (NZIBA) were held last night, with Dawn Aerospace coming out on top in the Best Medium Business Category.

MBIE awards Dawn Aerospace a $1.5M grant to support a 3-year R&D scientific cooperation between Dawn and DLR – the German Aerospace Center.

The European Space Agency has awarded Dawn Aerospace GSTP funding to increase the performance of its green bi-propellant thrusters.

The €1.4 million grant will contribute to Dawn’s continued investment in hydrazine-replacement propulsion technology for satellites.

Dawn will supply thrusters, tanks, control electronics, and full-service support in logistics and propellant loading for the ESPA Grande-class satellite.

Funding will support research on additively manufacturing propellant tanks using non-standard metals for use in ESPA and ESPA Grande-class satellites.

The prestigious NZ International Business Awards (NZIBA) were held last night with Dawn Aerospace coming out on top in the Best Emerging Business Category.

Pixxel’s constellation will serve industries like agriculture, resources, energy, and sustainability, providing valuable insights into productivity and environmental management.

Dawn Aerospace picked up multiple awards in the Westpac Champion Business Awards 2021, including the Supreme Award for medium/large enterprise.

Orbit Fab and Dawn Aerospace announce a collaboration to make on-orbit refueling available to satellites utilizing nitrous oxide and propylene (N2O and C3H6).

The Airspace Integration Trials programme was established to facilitate the safe testing, development and market validation of advanced unmanned aircraft, and accelerate their integration into the NZ aviation system.

Dawn Aerospace has conducted five flights of the company’s Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane.

The National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN) has selected Dawn Aerospace's green propulsion for a constellation of nine satellites for early tsunami detection.

UARX Space, a Spanish in-space transportation services company, has selected Dawn Aerospace as its satellite propulsion supplier for its first OSSIE Mission.

Future actions include Dawn establishing a presence at CASP, working with CASP to create a relationship with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and, eventually, conducting test flights and spaceplane launches.

Dawn Aerospace has today announced significant backing from NZ’s largest tech investment firm, Movac.

D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier has performed hundreds of in-space firings of each Dawn Aerospace B20 thruster.

Dawn Aerospace will conduct a feasibility study with DLR (German Aerospace Center) to increase the performance of a nitrous-oxide-based green propellant for satellites and deep-space missions.

This MIT R&D collaboration is focused on developing a low-power radar system for the Mk-II Aurora that will detect other aircraft. The new sense and avoid capabilities will support unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) certification across Europe.