NASA has announced significant modifications to its contract with Sierra Space for the Dream Chaser spacecraft, effectively scrapping guaranteed resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and downgrading its debut flight to a standalone orbital demonstration.
This development raises serious questions about whether the long-awaited “baby shuttle” will ever fulfill its original promise of delivering cargo to the orbiting laboratory.
Testing continues ahead of the first flight of Dream Chaser. The so-called “mini shuttle” will…
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser vehicle is one step closer to launching no earlier than the…
After years of work, Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser reusable spaceplane is almost ready to…
Dream Chaser, the so-called “mini shuttle”, is set to bring back the capability of returning…
The Sierra Nevada Corporation has announced its Louisville, Colorado production center has received the Thermal…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced its Louisville, Colorado production facility has received the first…
At the Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility, Sierra Nevada Corporation unveiled the name…
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spacecraft is about to enter final assembly, integration and testing…
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Cargo Dream Chaser has extended its agreement with United Launch Alliance (ULA)…
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser is quietly making progress towards her latest goal of carrying…
NASA has provided the milestone of “Authority to Proceed” to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) for the…
With Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spaceplane through a successful and critical Approach and Landing…
Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser has successfully completed the second attempt at its all-important Approach and…
The third transportation vehicle for NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contracts for resupply efforts of…
Continuing on a developmental track as part of its CRS-2 contract award from NASA, the…
SNC’s Dream Chaser crew vehicle is preparing for another California adventure, highlighted by a second…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully concluded the first of its CRS2 contract milestones, as…
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is still holding on to the hope of flying…
As was promised, NASA is not abandoning Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and its Dream Chaser vehicle,…
