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SNC Partners With NASA to Advance Moon, Mars Technology
October 01, 2019
Sierra Nevada Corporation is extending its partnership with NASA to two entry, descent and landing projects designed to improve affordability and safety of current and future missions. The first will test recoverability of the upper stage of a rocket using a deployable decelerator, and the second involves thermal imaging of SNC’s Dream Chaser® during reentry and landing.
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SNC Plant Growth Technology Featured in Major Motion Picture, ‘Ad Astra’
September 18, 2019
Technology that helps plants grow in space developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Chairwoman and President Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen, is featured in the major motion picture, “Ad Astra.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In The News
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.
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In The News
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.
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Press Releases
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.
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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.
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Ozmens’ SNC Marks 50th 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.
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Blog
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.
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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.
