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New Zealand
Modern FlyingSupersonic, Rocket-Powered Aircraft Gets All Clear to Break Sound Barrier
New Zealand manufacturer Dawn Aerospace is developing ‘an aircraft with the performance of a rocket’ for suborbital space transportation.
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