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Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has formally named its Dream Chaser spacecraft system as “Tenacity”. Image Credit: SNC Bad luck, it is said, follows on the heels of a ship with no name. And Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has finally dispelled the specter of misfortune by officially naming its Dream Chaser vehicle as “Tenacity”. The […] 
Dream Chaser landing, free-flight test 2. Photo: NASA The engineering test article for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser ‘spaceplane’ flew its long-awaited second free flight test on Nov 11, 2017 over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, located at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The company currently holds a multi-billion dollar Commercial Resupply […] 
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser engineering test vehicle at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. Photo Credit: NASA / Ken Ulbrich The engineering test article for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser ‘spaceplane’ flew its long-awaited second free flight test this weekend (Nov 11, 2017) over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, located at Edwards […] 
Credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR) SPARKS, Nev. (September 28, 2017) — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, expanding its relationship with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for further collaboration on space initiatives. […] 
Simonetta Di Pippo and Mark Sirangelo after UNOOSA Call For Interest Announcement. Credits: SNC This week, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced a call for interest from participating UN Member States to fly 20-30 powered experiments on a future low-Earth orbit (LEO) mission on […] 
SNC’s Dream Chaser test article conducts a Captive Carry test attached to a Chinook helicopter Aug 30, 2017, kicking off its Phase Two flight test campaign. Photo Credit: SNC The engineering test article for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser ‘spaceplane’ took to the skies today (Aug 30, 2017) over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research […]
Sierra Nevada Corporation engineers and technicians prepare the firm’s Dream Chaser engineering test vehicle for tow tests on a taxiway at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Southern California. The vehicle’s second free-flight test is expected later this year. Photo Credit: NASA / Ken Ulbrich Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser ‘spaceplane’ is another […] 
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spacecraft was delivered to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center this week, where it will undergo several months of testing in preparation for its second approach and landing flight. The data SNC gathers from this test campaign will help influence and inform the final design of the cargo Dream […] 
SNC technicians inspect the Dream Chaser engineering test article (ETA ahead of its second flight test program, expected to begin soon at Edwards AFB in California soon. Photo Credit: SNC This week Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) announced that the Midland, Texas, International Air and Space Port has achieved the first step toward becoming […]
SNC technicians inspect the Dream Chaser engineering test article (ETA ahead of its second flight test program, expected to begin soon at Edwards AFB in California soon. The first Dream Chaser launch to the ISS will be in 2019, SNC’s new flight test program eliminates the need for an orbital flight test before […] |
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