Animation showing a Stargazer space plane in flight was released Tuesday. [Courtesy: Venus Aerospace]
Key Takeaways:
Venus Aerospace unveiled the conceptual design of its "Stargazer" hypersonic space plane, aiming to transport 12 passengers globally in just one hour.
The Stargazer is designed to take off from conventional airports, climb to the edge of space at 170,000 feet, and accelerate to Mach 9.
This 150-foot-long aircraft, in development since 2020, is intended to have a zero-carbon footprint and produce no audible sonic boom at its operational altitude.
Venus Aerospace has secured over $33 million in funding, with flight testing planned to commence with subsonic speeds before progressing to hypersonic.
Venus Aerospace has a conceptual design for its hypersonic space plane known as Stargazer.
The Texas-based company unveiled its first design vehicle at UP.Summit, a three-day, invitation-only gathering of mobility innovators across air, sea, ground, and space being held this week in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
