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Ozmens’ SNC Advances Habitat Development for NASA
August 10, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation is continuing to advance its development of the company’s LIFE™ Habitat (Large Inflatable Fabric Environment) under Phase 3 of NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-2) Appendix A habitat program.
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Ozmens’ SNC Unveils New Satellite Platforms
August 06, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation added two new satellite platforms to its spacecraft offerings, the SN-200M satellite bus designed for medium-Earth orbit (MEO) and the SN-1000, offering increased payload capacity for MEO and other orbits.
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Employee Spotlight: Meet Quality Assurance Engineer, Tucker W.
August 06, 2020
In this Employee Spotlight, Tucker tells us how he managed the transportation of the primary structure for the Dream Chaser® spaceplane from Texas to Colorado and what his role is now that the vehicle is being outfitted.
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SNC CEO Fatih Ozmen Reappointed for Second Term on the National Space Council Users’ Advisory Group
August 05, 2020
Fatih Ozmen, CEO and owner of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company, was reappointed for a second term on the National Space Council Users’ Advisory Group.
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In the News: New Tool Developed to Improve Pilot Visibility
August 01, 2020
Special Operations Command and the Army are adopting new technology to improve visibility during flight operations in degraded conditions. Sierra Nevada Corp. was selected for the third phase of the degraded visual environment pilotage system competition following a 2015 airborne test.
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In the News: How Disposable Trash Haulers May Become Orbital Outposts for the Pentagon
July 29, 2020
One contract, awarded by the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit and announced mid-July of this year, went to the Sierra Nevada Corporation (not the beer), whose existing technology is just a few steps away from the desired unmanned orbital outposts.
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In the News: Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover launching Thursday includes 8 components made in Durham
July 29, 2020
When NASA launches its 2020 Mars Rover Perserverance Thursday, July 30, it will include eight components used with 17 applications developed by the Sierra Nevada Corp’s (SNC) Durham office.
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Ozmens’ SNC Supports NASA on SNC’s 14th Mission to Mars
July 28, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation has contributed eight unique components being used on NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, including parts that enable the rover’s safe and stable descent onto the Martian surface. This is the 14th Mars mission that SNC has supported through its critical parts and components.
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Years of Perseverance: SNC Contributes to Mars 2020 Rover
July 28, 2020
NASA is soon expected to launch the Perseverance rover on its Mars 2020 mission. While the rover is currently being prepped for launch, its build wasn’t an overnight event. It took…
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SNC Descent Brake Helps Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Land
July 27, 2020
While SNC contributed eight mechanisms for the rover itself, we also created a mechanism for the sky crane called the descent brake. Without the descent brake, the rover could not safely land on the surface of Mars.
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SNC Components Play Crucial Role in Getting Mars 2020 Helicopter Airborne
July 24, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is playing a crucial part in getting Ingenuity airborne. SNC developed a device that will be used to assist in the deployment of the helicopter once the rover arrives on Mars.
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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover: SNC’s Role in the next NASA Mars Mission
July 21, 2020
This summer, NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, is expected to take off for the red planet. SNC provided eight unique components that have been used in 17 applications on the rover.
