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• Victoria Woodburn
Dawn Aerospace raises $25M Series B to scale Aurora reusable spaceplane and in-space refueling demo
New Zealand–Dutch Dawn Aerospace has closed a $25 million Series B to accelerate the Aurora spaceplane’s path to operational service, alongside an in-space refueling demonstration. The funding boosts the company’s valuation sharply—told as US$195m (NZ$335m), up from a post-round value above US$330m—fueling propulsion system development.
