Radian unveils plan for reusable re-entry vehicle
Seattle-based Radian Aerospace says it’s developing a reusable re-entry vehicle that can be used to test aerospace components under stressful conditions and then bring them back down to Earth.

The Radian Reusable Re-entry Vehicle, or R3V, is meant to advance technologies that the company is building in
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/29/radian-unveils-plan-for-reusable-re-entry-vehicle/
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Radian Aerospace tests prototype for space plane
Seattle-based Radian Aerospace has finished the first round of ground taxi testing for a prototype aircraft that’s meant to blaze the trail for a first-of-its-kind, single-stage-to-orbit space plane.

Radian said the low-speed runway tests were successfully completed this month in Abu Dhabi, with the aim of assessing the s
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/09/25/radian-aerospace-tests-prototype-for-space-plane/
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Radian Aerospace updates design for orbital space plane
A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year.

The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/04/02/radian-aerospace-updates-design-for-orbital-space-plane/
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Air Force picks its builders for a swoopy kind of aircraft
Get ready for another prototype airplane that looks as if it flew in from the world of science fiction.

The Department of the Air Force has selected JetZero's design for a prototype aircraft t
https://cosmiclog.com/2023/08/17/air-force-picks-its-builders-for-a-swoopy-kind-of-aircraft/
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