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Getting into Dream Chaser: Understanding the Dorsal Panel
May 21, 2020
The dorsal panel for SNC’s Dream Chaser spaceplane has arrived at our Louisville, Colorado production facility! It’s one of the larger installations that will be on the spacecraft. We caught up with the design lead, Seth, to explain why the dorsal panel is so crucial to the launch of Dream Chaser.
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Ozmens' SNC Selected as a 2020 US Best Managed Company
May 19, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, has been named a US Best Managed Company for 2020, the only aerospace and defense company recognized for the honor.
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Employee Spotlight: Meet Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Liaison Engineer Jack S.
May 19, 2020
With a goal to start his career working on a commercial space program, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and its Dream Chaser spaceplane team fit the bill for liaison engineer, Jack S. As a liaison engineer, he gets to jump around and fill a lot of shoes.
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Employee Spotlight: Meet Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Structural Engineer Chris B.
May 15, 2020
We sat down with Chris B., a member of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser® spaceplane team to find out how a newspaper led to his dream space job.
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SNC’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane’s Shooting Star Arrives in Colorado for Integration
May 14, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation received its Shooting Star transport vehicle at the company’s Colorado production facility, marking the beginning of a key integration phase.
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USAF and SNC add Aircraft to AFSOC A-29 Acquisition
May 11, 2020
In an agreement with the U.S. Air Force, global aerospace and national security contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation will deliver an additional A-29 Super Tucano for the Combat Aviation Advisor (CAA) mission for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
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SNC’s “Dream Chaser Tenacity”: First Orbital Vehicle of Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Fleet Reflects National Mood
May 01, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation marked National Space Day by announcing the name of its first orbital vehicle set to launch under contract with NASA: Dream Chaser Tenacity.
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SNC to Lead Crew Module Development for Critical Piece of NASA’s Artemis Program
April 30, 2020
SNC has been selected as a subcontractor to Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, to provide key crew module technology for NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) program.
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SNC Team Creates Face Shield Frames for COVID Healthcare Workers
April 27, 2020
SNC proudly donated our first shipment of frames that will be used to build face shields for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis!
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Employee Spotlight: 'Crunchy Engineering' with Dave
April 27, 2020
Dave S. is an engineer at Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems facility in Durham, North Carolina, who most recently contributed to the development of a number of mechanisms that will fly on NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
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SNC Launches COVID Recovery Campaign with Matching Commitment From Owners Eren & Fatih Ozmen
April 24, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader, launched a COVID Recovery Campaign to support global COVID relief efforts and veterans impacted by the pandemic. Owners Eren and Fatih Ozmen have committed to personally match donations up to $200K.
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SNC’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Wings Arrive in Colorado
April 21, 2020
SNC uncrated both wings for its Dream Chaser spaceplane this month at the company’s Louisville, Colorado production facility. The wings’ arrival kicks off the much-anticipated integration phase of a beautiful and critical differentiator for Dream Chaser, the world’s only spaceplane owned by a private company and under contract with NASA.
