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Dream Chaser Passes Major NASA Crew Milestone With Latest Flight Test
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 Services (CRS-2) program contract with NASA to fly at least six missions […] More
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Dream Chaser Flies Long-Awaited Second Free-Flight Test
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 Air Force Base, CA. More
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SNC Announces Expansion of German Aerospace Center Partnership
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. More
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UN Calls for Interest in Payloads for Dream Chaser Mission
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 spacecraft. More
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in News, NASA, International Space Station, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Dream Chaser, Armstrong Flight Research CenterVIDEO: Dream Chaser Conducts ‘Phase Two’ Captive Carry Test #1
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 Center, located at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, conducting a “Captive Carry” test while attached to a Columbia Helicopters Model 234-UT Chinook helicopter. “We are very pleased with results from the Captive […] More
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Dream Chaser Passes Major CRS-2 Review Milestone, Next Flight Test Nears
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser ‘spaceplane’ is another step closer to reality this week, having passed a major milestone review by NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the space agency’s multi-billion dollar Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) program to resupply the International Space Station from 2019-2024. More
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PHOTOS: Dream Chaser Delivered to Edwards AFB for Next Flight Test
It has been just over a year now since NASA announced the winners of their multi-billion dollar second round of Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contracts to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) from 2019 through 2024. SpaceX and Orbital ATK both secured contracts, but Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), who was not selected by NASA for a big commercial crew contract in 2014, was […] More
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Midland Air and Space Port Achieves First Step Toward Becoming Dream Chaser Landing Site
This week Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) announced that the Midland, Texas, International Air and Space Port has achieved the first step toward becoming an approved landing site for SNC’s Dream Chaser “space plane,” which is currently under development. “Midland is already an FAA-licensed spaceport, making pursuit of Dream Chaser landing opportunities a logical next step,” said John […] More
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Dream Chaser’s First Launch Will Fly to ISS, SNC Outlines Testing and Development Plans Ahead
Yesterday, NASA announced the winners of their multi-billion dollar second round of Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contracts to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) from 2019 through 2024. SpaceX secured a contract with their Falcon-9 and Dragon systems, and Orbital ATK secured a contract with their Cygnus spacecraft, flying atop their own Antares rocket and ULA’s Atlas-V. […] More
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NASA announced today that all three of the remaining contenders will be awarded CRS-2 contracts to provide commercial cargo services to the International Space Station (ISS) beginning in 2019 and lasting through 2024. The agency was expected to eliminate one of the competing companies, but instead awarded contracts to all three in order to provide […] More
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NASA Postpones Second Round of Space Station Supply Contract Awards, Drops Boeing
Today NASA announced that they will be postponing the selection of two commercial cargo providers to be awarded the second round of Commercial Resupply contracts for the International Space Station (ISS) program. The news came the same day NASA was expected to announce the contract winners after numerous delays over the last year. NASA also announced […] More
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Dream Chaser Readies to Spread Its Wings Again, SNC Looks Toward First Orbital Flight Test
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) may not have been awarded a multi-billion dollar commercial crew contract by NASA, but that isn’t stopping the company from moving forward with plans for their Dream Chaser “spaceplane”. Preparations are underway for the Louisville, Colorado-based company to launch the second phase of their Dream Chaser flight test program, significantly upgrading […] More
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