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Employee Spotlight: Dr. Russ H., SSG’s New Associate Technical Fellow
February 25, 2021
Dr. Russ H. has spent more than half his career at SNC, and is one of the original engineers of the Dream Chaser® spaceplane. He has been instrumental in the success of Dream Chaser leading the team through 17 wind tunnel campaigns and two full-scale flight tests.
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Ozmens’ SNC Again Supports Safe Mars Landing for NASA Rover
February 23, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation once again supported the successful landing of a rover onto the Mars surface. SNC provided the descent brake mechanism and other critical technology for NASA’s Perseverance rover, marking the company’s 14th mission to the red planet.
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New Addition to SNC's LIFE Habitat: Meteorite Shield
February 22, 2021
SNC's LIFE™ habitat has a new addition. If you check out pictures below, it kind of looks like our Large Inflatable Fabric Environment habitat just got a Mohawk! But, it’s not a fashion statement. The meteorite shield was recently added to the habitat to provide further protection to the astronauts living inside. It serves as an impact absorption barrier for space debris and meteoroids.
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Meet Jonathan P., an SNC Engineer Who Worked on Integral Parts for the Mars Perseverance Rover
February 18, 2021
This is the 14th Mars mission that SNC has supported through its critical parts and components, and on this historic mission SNC has eight mechanisms being used in 17 applications on the rover like the robotic arm, turret coring drill and caching assembly. We chatted with Jonathan P., an engineer who worked on the robotic arms, to find out more about the mission.
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In The News
In the News: Colorado City Moves to Protect Water Supply from Malicious Hacks with SNC Binary Armor®
February 12, 2021
The City of Fort Morgan, Colorado has contracted with SNC to install the SNC Binary Armor® cybersecurity family of products to protect its critical infrastructure from internal and external threats to the valves and pumps that control and protect the City’s water treatment and distribution systems.
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Ozmens’ SNC Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Closer to Commercial Runway Landing
February 08, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation is a step closer to landing the world’s first commercial spaceplane on U.S. soil. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) awarded the re-entry site license to Cape Canaveral Spaceport Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) in Florida.
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Ozmens’ SNC Delivers Prototype Lunar Crew Module to Dynetics
February 04, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation delivered a prototype crew module for Dynetics’ Human Landing System (HLS), to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC). SNC is responsible for providing key technologies and system integration of the crew module as part of the Dynetics-led HLS team.
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SNC Is Applying Navigation, Sensor Expertise to Emerging Autonomous Vehicle and Aircraft Market
February 01, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation is leveraging deep expertise in obstacle and collision avoidance, flight navigation and landing systems and other innovative advanced technologies in support of autonomous vehicles, including self-driving cars and self-flying aircraft in urban areas.
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Deutsche Aircraft to shape the future of aviation as D328eco™ aircraft accelerates transition to zero emissions aircraft
January 18, 2021
Deutsche Aircraft, the new purpose-driven German aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), today unveiled plans to develop the D328eco, a game-changing platform that will align the future of aviation towards a zero-emission flight objective.
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Ozmens’ SNC Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Reflected in New Novel by International Bestselling Author Patricia Cornwell
January 12, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeing fact and fiction come together with the reflection of its Dream Chaser spaceplane in the new novel, “Spin,” by international bestselling author, Patricia Cornwell.
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Meet SNC’s IT Directors: Leaders in Digital Transformation
January 06, 2021
SNC’s IT directors are dedicated to finding the right IT solutions for the company and our employees through collaboration, and enabling IT architecture strategies and data to improve our work.
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SNC Joint Venture, Pacific Crest Alliance, Awarded Significant U.S. Space Force Contract
January 04, 2021
Pacific Crest Alliance, a joint venture partnership between La Jolla Logic, Inc. and Sierra Nevada Corporation, was recently awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force to optimize tactical space/ground command and control of U.S. space assets.
