Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems brings monster plane out of hangar for first time, Geekwire “Stratolaunch CEO Jean Floyd said the plane’s emergence from its hangar at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port was part of a “major milestone in its journey toward providing convenient, reliable and routine access to low Earth orbit.” The plane is designed to carry up to three Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rockets at a time into […]
Sierra Nevada Corporation and Houston Airport System Announce New Agreement “Entering into this new agreement with HAS will lead to enabling all variants of the Dream Chaser spacecraft to land in Houston, offering the ability to return cargo and science to Houston directly from space,” said Mark Sirangelo, corporate vice president of SNC’s Space Systems. “Through this agreement, we want to promote broad awareness of the importance of utilizing low-Earth […]
Sierra Nevada Corporation Develops Design for Stratolaunch Air Launch System for Low Earth Orbit “Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) today announced a design for an integrated system for human spaceflight that can be launched to low Earth orbit (LEO) using Stratolaunch System’s air launch architecture and a scale version of SNC’s Dream Chaser(R) spacecraft.”
Sierra Nevada Corporation Protests NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Award, SpaceRef Business “A representative from Sierra Nevada Corporation has confirmed to SpaceRef that they have filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office regarding the CCtCap contract.” Sierra Nevada Corporation Challenges Award of NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Contract “Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced today that it has filed a legal challenge to the award of contracts to Boeing and SpaceX […]
Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser Program to Continue, SpaceRef Business “Having lost out to Boeing and SpaceX for the lucrative Commercial Crew Program contract, Sierra Nevada’s Mark Sirangelo told the Denver Post the companies plans to go forward with development of the spacecraft and bid on future contracts.”
Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser Spacecraft on Track for November 2016 Launch, SpaceRef Business “Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser spacecraft is “on track for its anticipated first launch in November 2016,” Mark Sirangelo, corporate vice president of SNC Space Systems, told a press conference on August 5, 2014, at the AIAA SPACE 2014 Forum in San Diego.” Related: Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser Program Expands, SpaceRef Business “The Sierra Nevada […]
SNC Announces First Orbital Flight of Dream Chaser “Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announces that it has confirmed that the first orbital flight of its Dream Chaser(R) Space System will occur on November 1, 2016. Dream Chaser will be brought to orbit on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket that is being built in Decatur, Alabama and will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.” Keith’s note: So … who is […]
SNC and ESA Sign MOU on Dream Chaser “ESA and American company Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), have signed an understanding to identify areas of collaboration with European industry for developing hardware and mission concepts for the Dream Chaser orbital transportation system” Sierra Nevada Corporation Announces International Expansion of the Dream Chaser Space System “As the only lifting-body, low-g reentry spacecraft with the capability to land on commercial runways, anywhere in […]
Keith’s note: SNC is having a media telecon tday at 11:30 am EDT. Follow @NASAWatch for tweets. Note that the video ends just before landing. Odd. You can see that the left gear was not deploying properly. Keith’s update: According to SNC’s Mark Sirangelo the Dream Chaser flight on Saturday achieved 99% of what was planned. The prime purpose was to see if the vehicle would fly. It did – […]
Dream Chaser Completes Ground Tow Tests [Watch], Sierra Nevada Corporation “Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announces the completion of the Dream Chaser Space System tow testing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. The ground tow tests were conducted in preparation for the upcoming approach and landing test scheduled for the third quarter 2013.” “We are very excited to complete this series of tests and achieve another critical milestone […]
