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Space Engine Systems to test Mach 5 Spaceplane in Manitoba Canada

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Friday, October 22, 2021
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SES thought it would need to go to the U.S. or the U.K. to test its innovative DASS ram jet engine.

Key Points: 
  • SES thought it would need to go to the U.S. or the U.K. to test its innovative DASS ram jet engine.
  • said Pradeep Dass, President & CTO, Space Engine Systems.
  • It will free fall to Mach 1.8 where the DASS engine ram jet fires to take it to Mach 5 at 57,000 ft over the northern barren lands, before gliding back to Lynn Lake.
  • Lynn Lake has been used for stratospheric balloon launches for forty years, reports Fredrick Petrie, Managing Partner, YYL Airport Inc.