22.08.2023 | Successful maiden flight of MIRA-Light Today, our 4th flight vehicle MIRA-Light successfully accomplished its maiden flight. The primary objective of MIRA-Light is to rigorously test and fine-tune the flight control systems for the aerospike flight demonstrator MIRA. A total of 15-20 flights will be conducted to complete the flight controller test program. ... read more |
18.08.2023 | Restricted airspace for linear aerospike flight testing approved DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH and Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr approved the implementation of a temporary restricted airspace (ED-R) for the upcoming flight testing of the spaceplane demonstrator MIRA, equipped with a linear aerospike rocket engine. The ED-R covers the Airport of Peenemünde and adjacent Baltic Sea waters with a total area of 260 square kilometers. ... read more |
08.08.2023 | POLARIS is part of ESA's Low Earth Orbit Commercial Platform Value Chain Map We are proud that ESA considers our spaceplane as an element of the Low Earth Orbit Commercial Platform Value Chain. ... read more |
25.04.2023 | POLARIS receives Bundeswehr study contract for linear aerospike rocket engine design and flight-testing POLARIS is pleased to announce that BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support) has awarded POLARIS a contract to study the potential of a linear aerospike (LAS) rocket engine as propulsion element in a spaceplane demonstrator. As part of the contract, an LAS rocket engine will be ignited and tested in flight for the first time. ... read more |
14.11.2022 | Successful first flight of Bundeswehr spaceplane demonstrator On November 8th POLARIS successfully conducted the first flight of the spaceplane demonstrator ATHENA from the airport of Peenemünde. ATHENA was built under a contract awarded by the Bundeswehr in March 2022. ... read more |
31.10.2022 | POLARIS tests spaceplane demonstrators at Peenemünde Airport From Friday 28th to Monday 31st of October, POLARIS conducted a 4-day flight campaign at the Airport of Peenemünde on the Baltic Sea. While previous demonstrator flight test campaigns took place at the local airport of Rotenburg/Wümme close to Bremen, ... read more |
07.10.2022 | Flight campaign with three demonstrators On 6th and 7th of October POLARIS conducted a successful 2-day flight testing campaign at Rotenburg Airport (EDXQ). For the first time, POLARIS had 3 vehicles at the airport within one campaign. Two vehicles were in the air, while the third one conducted... read more |
01.08.2022 | Operation license for Bundeswehr demonstrator obtained |
28.06.2022 | POLARIS moves to new company site |
29.04.2022 | POLARIS joins NATO Hypersonics Working Group |
31.03.2022 | Pre-Series-A invest secured |
17.03.2022 | Bundeswehr contract for spaceplane demonstrator |
10.03.2022 | ALEDA rollout |
01.10.2021 | ESA-funded project consortium investigates reusable upper-stages |
23.07.2021 | POLARIS receives first Bundeswehr contract This week, POLARIS was awarded a contract by the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) to investigate the application of the Aurora spaceplane for reconnaissance missions. The project RDRS (Rapid Deployable Reconnaissance System) is scheduled for a duration of 4 months and funded with approximately 250 000 Euros. |
07.04.2020 | Maiden flight of demonstrator and technology testbed STELLA In early April, the 2.5 m long subscale configuration demonstrator and technology testbed STELLA performed its first flight. STELLA reproduces the shape of the later Aurora launch vehicle and is propelled by kerosene-fed turbojet engines. Main purpose is the evaluation of the take-off and landing as well as subsonic flight characteristics of the Aurora configuration. STELLA is the result of a cooperation between POLARIS and the City University of Applied Sciences Bremen (HSB). |
13.01.2020 | ESA RESOLVE study kick-Off |