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Blue Origin and SpaceX among winners of NASA technology agreements for lunar landers and launch vehicles
Blue Origin and SpaceX have secured multiple agreements with NASA intended to support the development of technologies for launch vehicles and lunar landers.
Former space executive Sirangelo joins University of Colorado
Mark Sirangelo, who left Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) in June after heading the company’s space division for a decade, has joined the University of Colorado Boulder as an “entrepreneur-in-residence” in its aerospace engineering program.
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.
NASA will pay more for less ISS cargo under new commercial contracts
NASA will pay more money for less cargo delivered to the International Space Station under a set of follow-on commercial cargo contracts awarded in 2016, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general.
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.
Sierra Nevada gets NASA approval for first Dream Chaser ISS cargo mission
NASA has given Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) formal approval for the company's first cargo mission to the International Space Station in late 2020.
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.
Dream Chaser glide test expected soon
Sierra Nevada Corporation is expected to perform a second glide test of its Dream Chaser vehicle as soon as next week, according to comments from a NASA official.
Dream Chaser completes captive carry test flight
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) carried out a successful captive carry test Aug. 30 of its Dream Chaser vehicle, a key step towards a glide flight of the lifting body spacecraft later this year.
Sierra Nevada Corporation passes key milestone in NASA commercial cargo contract
The company confirmed that the Dream Chaser vehicle can meet NASA requirements for transporting cargo to and from the space station.
Sierra Nevada Corp. prepares for next round of Dream Chaser tests
Sierra Nevada Corp. said July 28 its Dream Chaser vehicle is ready for a second round of test flights in California as it presses ahead with development of a version to transport cargo to the ISS.
NASA approves Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser plan
Tuesday's briefing begins with Sierra Nevada Corp. officials saying their plan to use the Dream Chaser spacecraft for commercial resupply missions to the ISS was approved by NASA
Sierra Nevada Corp. completes first milestone on ISS commercial cargo contract
Sierra Nevada Corp., who won one of three contracts from NASA in January to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, said July 11 that it is has completed the first milestone under that award.
NASA offers more details on cargo contract decision
NASA documents about the selection of commercial cargo contracts announced in January show that SpaceX had the highest technical ratings of the three winning companies, but also, by one metric, the highest price.
Losing bidders won’t protest NASA commercial cargo awards
Two major aerospace companies that failed to win multibillion-dollar ISS cargo contracts from NASA said they have no plans to protest the agency’s decision with the GAO.
Orbital, Sierra Nevada, SpaceX win NASA commercial cargo contracts
NASA awarded contracts valued at several billion dollars Jan. 14 to three companies, including one newcomer, for commercial cargo deliveries to the International Space Station through 2024.
Sierra Nevada Plans To Resume Dream Chaser Flight Tests
Sierra Nevada Corp. expects to start a new series of unpowered flight tests of its Dream Chaser spacecraft in early 2016 as the company awaits the outcome of a NASA commercial cargo competition.
After Failure, Orbcomm Touts Constellation Resiliency
Orbcomm said it could lose several of its 17 second-generation satellites without a big impact on operations beyond a slight delay in message-delivery time..
