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Top 6 Spaceplane startups
August 14, 2024 | By Boris Maslennikov | 26 |
The startups that are developing cutting-edge vehicles that can take off and land horizontally, like airplanes, but can also travel to space, delivering payloads or passengers to orbit before returning to Earth.
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Country: New Zealand | Funding: $18.6M
Dawn Aerospace focuses on sustainable spacecraft and software development by offering satellite propulsion systems and same-day spaceplanes.
Dawn Aerospace focuses on sustainable spacecraft and software development by offering satellite propulsion systems and same-day spaceplanes.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.7B
Sierra Space is a commercial space company that specializes in the development of advanced space technologies and solutions. Sierra is also developing a reusable vehicle called Dream Chaser, with the aim of using it to deliver cargo and crew to and from its station.
Sierra Space is a commercial space company that specializes in the development of advanced space technologies and solutions. Sierra is also developing a reusable vehicle called Dream Chaser, with the aim of using it to deliver cargo and crew to and from its station.
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Country: UK | Funding: $1.1B
Virgin Galactic is a commercial spaceline that develops commercial spacecrafts.
Virgin Galactic is a commercial spaceline that develops commercial spacecrafts.
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Country: USA | Funding: $39.1M
Venus Aerospace is a space company that provides an innovative approach to hypersonic transportation.
Venus Aerospace is a space company that provides an innovative approach to hypersonic transportation.
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Country: Germany
POLARIS Spaceplanes is developing a revolutionary reusable space launch and hypersonic transport system Aurora that operates like an aircraft. Aurora combines aircraft and rocket launcher technologies with a unique vehicle design, and offers a game-changing economic viability as well as opening the door for routine low-cost and safe access to space.
POLARIS Spaceplanes is developing a revolutionary reusable space launch and hypersonic transport system Aurora that operates like an aircraft. Aurora combines aircraft and rocket launcher technologies with a unique vehicle design, and offers a game-changing economic viability as well as opening the door for routine low-cost and safe access to space.
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Country: USA
BlackStar Orbital develops next generation high performance multi role spacecraft designed around a reusable common core spaceplane.
BlackStar Orbital develops next generation high performance multi role spacecraft designed around a reusable common core spaceplane.
