{"id":187473,"date":"2024-09-12T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=187473"},"modified":"2024-09-12T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:49:44","slug":"the-space-plane-mira-i-was-a-failure","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/the-space-plane-mira-i-was-a-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"POLARIS Spaceplanes unveils MIRA II and MIRA III prototype spaceplanes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>POLARIS Spaceplanes&#8217; MIRA II and MIRA III spaceplanes already have<\/strong> recently delivered <strong>fiberglass composite structures<\/strong>.\nThese new 5-meter-long vehicles offer significant improvements over the previous model, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/test-of-a-space-plane-prototype\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/prueba-de-un-prototipo-de-avion-espacial\/\">MIRA<\/a><\/strong>with 30% more wing area and increased test capability.\nBoth will be equipped with four turbines and an aerospike engine. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polaris-raumflugzeuge.de\/Technology\/Aerospike-Engines\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.polaris-raumflugzeuge.de\/Technology\/Aerospike-Engines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aerospike engine<\/a><\/strong> linear LOX\/kerosene aerospike engine.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> \n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POLARIS at Space Tech Expo 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xKFZCsh4bSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n <\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Demonstration of the MIRA I aircraft. Source: POLARIS Spaceplanes<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MIRA space plane ready for flight<\/h2>\n\n<p>The vehicles are intended to accelerate <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/flight-testing-capsules-space-tourism\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"145492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flight tests<\/a><\/strong>The vehicles are intended to accelerate flight tests, as two units were built to have a backup aircraft in case of any eventuality. <strong>In the coming weeks, the company will assemble the <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/aircraft-using-swarms-of-robots\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"115800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aircraft<\/a> and proceed with the integration of all systems. <\/strong>Flight tests are scheduled for September, and the company is eager to see how the new models perform in the air.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/MIRA-I-y-MIRA-II-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"MIRA I and MIRA II vehicles\" class=\"wp-image-187344\" style=\"width:570px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/MIRA-I-y-MIRA-II-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/MIRA-I-y-MIRA-II-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/MIRA-I-y-MIRA-II-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/MIRA-I-y-MIRA-II-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/MIRA-I-y-MIRA-II-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/MIRA-I-y-MIRA-II.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MIRA I and MIRA II.\nSource: Polaris Media <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>The German company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.up2tec.de\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.up2tec.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Up2-Tec<\/strong><\/a>based in Aachen, Germany, was commissioned to manufacture and deliver the composite structures, noted for their efficiency and reduced costs.\nThis development marks one of the last steps before <strong>POLARIS<\/strong> <strong>launches its NOVA supersonic aircraft, scheduled for 2025<\/strong>, which will be the first prototype of a commercial product. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/polaris-spaceplanes_delivery-of-mira-ii-and-mira-iii-airframe-activity-7223975482797522944-vyct?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POLARIS Spaceplanes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POLARIS built two MIRA spaceplanes to accelerate testing and have a 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