Dream Chaser
Sierra Space establishes national security advisory group
Sierra Space has created a group of former government officials, including a retired vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a NASA deputy administrator, to advise the company as it seeks to win national security business.
Sierra Space signs agreement for Dream Chaser landings at Spaceport America
Sierra Space will work with Spaceport America in New Mexico to use that commercial spaceport as a potential future landing site for the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle.
Sierra Space to start astronaut training program
Sierra Space is creating an astronaut training program led by a company executive and former NASA astronaut as another step in developing a crewed version of its Dream Chaser vehicle and a commercial space station.
Sierra Space to partner with Spirit AeroSystems on Dream Chaser cargo modules
Sierra Space announced May 31 a strategic partnership with aerospace manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems for production of cargo modules for its Dream Chaser vehicles.
First Dream Chaser vehicle takes shape
Sierra Space says it is making good progress on its first Dream Chaser spaceplane as the company looks ahead to versions of the vehicle that can carry crews and perform national security missions.
Sierra Space to study Dream Chaser landings in Japan
Sierra Space has signed an agreement to study future landings of its Dream Chaser vehicle at a Japanese airport.
Sierra Space signs Dream Chaser agreement with British spaceport
Sierra Space, the new space subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation, announced June 9 that it signed an initial agreement with a British spaceport that could lead to landings of the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle there.
Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division
Sierra Nevada Corp. will spin off its space division into a separate company, a move reflecting the “historic growth” it foresees for that business in the next several years.
ULA: Dream Chaser schedule slip not a setback to Vulcan certification
ULA said the delay in Dream Chaser’s first mission will not prevent Vulcan from getting certified on time for its first national security mission in 2022.
First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) says the first flight of its Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station is now planned for 2022 after development delays caused by the pandemic.
Sierra Nevada explores other uses of Dream Chaser
As Sierra Nevada Corporation continues production of its first Dream Chaser vehicle, the company is looking for ways to leverage that system for other applications.
Sierra Nevada ready to complete assembly of first Dream Chaser spacecraft
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) says it’s ready to proceed into final assembly and testing of its first Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft, as the company retains plans to eventually develop a crewed version of the vehicle.
Sierra Nevada Corp. selects ULA Vulcan for Dream Chaser missions
Sierra Nevada Corp. announced Aug. 14 that it will use United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan launch vehicle for sending Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station starting in late 2021.
Dream Chaser cleared to begin full-scale production
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has won NASA approval to begin full-scale production of its Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft scheduled to make its first flight in about two years.
Sirangelo leaving Sierra Nevada Corporation
Mark Sirangelo, the longtime leader and public face of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s space business, has resigned from the company for personal reasons but as part of a “friendly transition,” the company confirmed July 2.
Sierra Nevada weighing options for launching future Dream Chaser missions
As Sierra Nevada Corporation prepares its Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for a first launch on an Atlas 5 in late 2020, the company expects to make a decision by the end of this year on the rocket that will launch later missions.
Why Sierra Nevada’s owners are betting big on Dream Chaser
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s largest investment to date is in Dream Chaser, the spaceplane NASA selected in the initial rounds of its campaign to encourage companies to build private space taxis to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
Sierra Nevada clears Dream Chaser test milestone
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced Jan. 5 that NASA has confirmed that the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle passed a key milestone during its November free flight test.
Sierra Nevada satisfied with Dream Chaser glide test
Executives with Sierra Nevada Corporation said Nov. 13 they believed the recent glide flight of a Dream Chaser test article was successful and they won’t need to fly that vehicle again.
Dream Chaser successfully completes glide flight
Sierra Nevada Corporation announced Nov. 11 that its Dream Chaser test article successfully performed a glide flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
