SNC Welcomes Janet Kavandi to Lead Space Programs

September 16, 2019

Sierra Nevada Corporation announced that former NASA astronaut and Glenn Research Center director, Janet Kavandi, will join SNC as Senior Vice President for the company’s Space Systems business area.

SNC Delivers Critical Hardware for NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover

September 09, 2019

Sierra Nevada Corporation completed on-time delivery of multiple mission critical components for the NASA Mars 2020 mission, including the descent brake mechanism that gently lowers the rover onto the Martian surface.

SNC Selects ULA for Dream Chaser^® Spacecraft Launches

August 14, 2019

Sierra Nevada Corporation, the global aerospace and national security leader, selected United Launch Alliance as the launch vehicle provider for the Dream Chaser® spacecraft’s six NASA missions to the International Space Station.

In The News: What Lies Beneath: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

July 29, 2019

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, is about to kick off a competition aimed at furthering robotics technology to help them do their jobs.

In The News: The little-known billionaires investing in the space race

July 19, 2019

CNBC's Morgan Brennan talks to Sierra Nevada CEO Fatih Ozmen about investment into the modern space race.

Ozmens’ SNC Showcases Cutting-Edge Space Hardware at The Discovery, Commemorating 50th Moon Landing Anniversary

July 17, 2019

Sierra Nevada Corporation, owned by Chairwoman and President, Eren Ozmen, and SNC CEO, Fatih Ozmen, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with a special space display at the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum (The Discovery) in Reno.

Former Space Shuttle Commander Throws Out First Pitch

July 16, 2019

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Chairwoman and President Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen, is teaming up with the Colorado Rockies through the end of baseball season  to promote Colorado’s aerospace industry and jobs. The partnership gets underway this week, timed to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

Ozmens’ SNC Marks 50^th Moon Landing Anniversary in U.S. & Europe

July 16, 2019

SNC, the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Chairwoman and President Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen, is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing at events across the country and in Europe, honoring the legacy of NASA missions in laying the groundwork for current and future space innovation.

Plant Pillows in Space

July 12, 2019

Andrea C. and Susie H. play an integral role in helping plants grow in outer space, but they are not engineers. They hand-sew dozens of plant pillows that NASA sends to the International Space Station for the current system VEGGIE.

SNC’s Eren & Fatih Ozmen Named One of America’s Most Successful Self-Made Couples by Forbes

July 08, 2019

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Chairwoman and President, Eren Ozmen, and SNC CEO, Fatih Ozmen, were recently featured in Forbes for their success in building a world-class aerospace and national security firm.

Ozmens’ SNC Satellite Boosts U.S. Exploration & Research

June 25, 2019

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Demonstration and Science Experiments free-flying satellite, built on a spacecraft platform designed and developed by SNC, is on-orbit and successfully performing experiments.

Ozmen’s Sierra Nevada Corporation IAS Business Area Rated Highest for Development Processes

June 12, 2019

Sierra Nevada Corporation, today announced that its Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR), Aviation and Security (IAS) business area has achieved the highest form of third party validation for its processes for both hardware and software development.