FYI @SierraNevCorp WRT your claim that the #DreamChaser landing will be the "first runway landing since @NASA‘s shuttle program ended a decade ago". Here's a 7 May 2017 USAF tweet. […]
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Why Does Sierra Nevada Want To Land Dream Chaser in Alabama?
Space plane could make first Alabama landing in 2022, AL.com “A mini space plane could return from space and land at the Huntsville International Aiport as soon as 2022, the […]
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Sierra Nevada's CCtCap Scorched Earth Policy – Fizzles
Sierra Nevada Files Suit To Reinstate Hold on Commercial Crew Contracts “In filings with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, Sierra Nevada filed requests for both a temporary […]
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Why Sierra Nevada Did Not Win Any Commercial Crew Funds
Why NASA Rejected Sierra Nevada’s Commercial Crew Vehicle, Aviation Week “The internal document, signed by NASA Associate Administrator William Gerstenmaier on Sept. 15, the day before the contract awards were […]
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NASA Tells Boeing and SpaceX to Proceed Despite SNC Protest
NASA Exercises Authority to Proceed with Commercial Crew Contracts “On Oct. 9, under statutory authority available to it, NASA has decided to proceed with the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) […]
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SNC Protest Halts NASA Commercial Crew Efforts
Boeing, SpaceX told to stop work under crew contracts, Spaceflight Now “NASA has directed Boeing and SpaceX to halt activities under contracts awarded last month to build commercial space taxis […]
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Sierra Nevada Develops Stratolaunch Launch For Dream Chaser
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 […]
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Dream Chaser To Be Launched in 2016
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 […]
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SNC and ESA Sign MOU on Dream Chaser
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 […]
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Setback for Dream Chaser (Update)
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 […]