AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Rocket | ||
| Application | Experimental, Passenger small, Surveillance, Utility | ||
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Two-stage-to-orbit reusable spaceplane with 2 rocket engines and 4 turbofan engines, capable of carrying up to 1,000 kg or 10,000 kg orbital or suborbital / hypersonic payload respectively. Includes Aurora, and Vega spaceplanes, and Aleda, Athena, and Mira demonstrators. In development.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Polaris Spaceplanes Aurora | / | Light spaceplane and hypersonic transport system. | |
| Polaris Spaceplanes Vega | / | Hypersonic research platform, also known as HYTEV (Hypersonic Technology Vehicle) concept. |
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