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Sierra Space Enters into International Agreement with Spaceport Cornwall for Dream Chaser® Spaceplane; Bolsters UK Space Industry
June 09, 2021
Sierra Space, the new commercial space subsidiary of global aerospace and national security leader Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spaceport Cornwall, the UK’s horizontal launch Spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay in South West England.
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SNC President and Owner Eren Ozmen Selected for Inaugural Forbes “50 Over 50” List
June 08, 2021
Forbes has named Eren Ozmen, chairwoman, president and owner of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), a member of its inaugural “50 over 50” class. The landmark Forbes list is dedicated to shining a light on 50 women over the age of 50 who have achieved significant success, often overcoming formidable odds.
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Sierra Space Advances its Storable Liquid Propulsion System
June 07, 2021
Sierra Space successfully completed testing of its hypergolic, or storable, liquid rocket propulsion system for orbit transfer, maneuvering and guidance control. Sierra Space’s patented VORTEX® engine cooling technology enables a compact and highly reliable propulsion system that can be stored for long periods of time on the ground and in space.
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SNC Wins NAVAIR Harvest HAWK Contract Award
June 02, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation was selected by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) for an Advanced Prototype Systems Division (APSD)/AIRWorks Prototyping and Limited Production Multiple Award Contract (PLP MAC) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award to support the installation of the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit (HAWK) on two United States Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130J aircraft.
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Blog
SNC Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Meet Darryll W.
May 28, 2021
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate, we spent some time with Director of Business Development Darryll W., who works out of Honolulu. He is proud of his heritage and so we spent some time with him to learn about his background, why he's inspired by SNC's mission, and even shares some little known information about Asian American history
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Sierra Space Signs In-Space Manufacturing Agreement
May 19, 2021
Sierra Space, the new commercial space subsidiary of global aerospace and national security leader Sierra Nevada Corporation, today announced the signing of a joint agreement with Redwire aimed at leveraging Sierra Space capabilities for a range of in-space services and manufacturing.
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SNC Tech Protects Critical Infrastructure – Like Colonial Pipeline – Against Need for Shutdown in Response to Hackers
May 18, 2021
SNC's Binary Armor® cybersecurity family of products, which prevents cyberattacks from ever reaching or threatening operational technology (OT) of the nation’s critical infrastructure, would have allowed oil to continue to flow through the Colonial Pipeline during the DarkSide ransomware attack.
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In The News
In the News: SOCOM Selects 5 Armed Overwatch Prototypes
May 17, 2021
U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded a total of $19.2 million to five companies for prototype demonstrations as part of the Armed Overwatch effort to buy a low-cost aircraft to fly surveillance and strikes in austere locations. (Included) Sierra Nevada Corp.’s MC-145B Coyote.
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Employee Spotlight: Meet Dream Chaser Systems Engineer, Gracie C.
May 06, 2021
Everyone’s path to their careers is different. And you certainly don’t need to study space, or even engineering, for that matter, to end up working in the aerospace field. Here's unique story of one of SNC's systems engineers.
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SNC’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Cleared for Florida Runway Landing
May 04, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation has entered into a Use Agreement for Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility to land the Dream Chaser spaceplane in support of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract.
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Ozmens’ SNC Launches Sierra Space, an Independent Commercial Space Company
April 21, 2021
SNC announced the creation of Sierra Space, a new commercial space company. The new company’s “space-as-a-service” business model will leverage cutting-edge technologies, such as Dream Chaser® spaceplanes and expandable LIFE™ habitats, within the fast-growing new space economy.
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Ozmens' SNC Selected as US Best Managed Company For Second Year
April 14, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation is named a US Best Managed Company for the second year. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams.
