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Meet The Company Making a Spaceplane: Inside Dawn Aerospace
[VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE] Dawn Aerospace could be the first company to turn the NASA concept of a spaceplane into a commercial success. Its reusable, rocket engine-powered aircraft, named Aurora, can fly from any airport at a fraction of the cost of today's rockets. Come and visit the company with me!
Guests:
Stefan Powell, Dawn Aerospace Co-Founder & CEO
James Powell, Dawn Aerospace Co-Founder, CFO & Chief Spaceplane Engineer
Iagho Amaral, Dawn Aurora Pilot
Ralph Huijsman, Dawn Spaceplane Program Manager
Koen Lucassen, Dawn Lead Systems Engineer
Thank you to One New Zealand for sponsoring this episode and to Dawn for contributing to production costs.
Sources:
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NASA ID: ET62-0205
NASA ID: NDTV001077-X-15_Documentary_Revised
- Supplied:
Dawn Aerospace
Powell Family Archive
- Music:
Envato Elements
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