Tag: Radian Aerospace
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Radian Aerospace lays out its plan to create reusable re-entry vehicle for hypersonic tests
An artist’s concept shows the R3V spacecraft re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. (Radian Aerospace Illustration) Seattle-based Radian Aerospace says it’s developing a reusable re-entry vehicle that can be used to test aerospace components under stressful conditions and then bring them back down to Earth. The Radian Reusable Re-entry Vehicle, or R3V, is meant to advance technologies that…
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Radian Aerospace completes its first round of ground testing for prototype space plane
Radian Aerospace’s subscale prototype for its Radian One space plane sits on a runway in the United Arab Emirates. (Radian Aerospace Photo) Seattle-based Radian Aerospace has finished the first round of ground taxi testing for a prototype aircraft that’s meant to blaze the trail for a first-of-its-kind, single-stage-to-orbit space plane. Radian said the low-speed runway…
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Radian Aerospace updates its space plane design and hints at coming attractions
A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to…
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Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development
An artist’s rendering shows Radian’s reusable space plane. (Radian Aerospace Illustration) More than five years after its founding, Renton, Wash.-based Radian Aerospace is emerging from stealth mode and reporting a $27.5 million seed funding round to support its plans to build an orbital space plane. The round was led by Boston-based Fine Structure Ventures, with…
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Radian Aerospace pursues a stealthy and unorthodox plan for orbital space plane
A patent drawing shows Radian Aerospace’s concept for a space plane on a sled. (Radian via USPTO) For years, Renton, Wash.-based Radian Aerospace has been working on a rocket project while holding its cards close to the vest. Now several of the big puzzle pieces have been put together to reveal what Radian’s executives and…