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Venus Aerospace Unveils Stargazer

Texas-based Venus Aerospace released the first design of its hypersonic space plane Stargazer that the company says will travel at Mach 9.

Meg Godlewski
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Artist rendering of Stargazer in flight
Animation showing a Stargazer space plane in flight was released Tuesday. [Courtesy: Venus Aerospace]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Venus Aerospace unveiled Stargazer, a conceptual hypersonic space plane designed to travel at Mach 9.
  • The Stargazer aims to transport 12 passengers to the other side of the world in about an hour, taking off from and landing at conventional airports.
  • It is designed to fly at 170,000 feet, producing no audible sonic boom at that altitude and speed, and will have no carbon footprint.
  • The project, under development since 2020, has secured over $33 million in funding.
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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. 

Meg Godlewski

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.

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