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SNC's Hybrid Rocket Technology Once Again Powers The World's First Commercial Space Tourism Vehicle
September 05, 2013
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) congratulates Virgin Galactic on another successful piloted test flight of SpaceShipTwo (SS2) and is proud to announce that its hybrid rocket engine…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® Takes Flight at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center
August 22, 2013
Today Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser® spacecraft successfully completed a full-scale captive-carry test. The test in which the Dream Chaser was carried under an Erickson Air-Crane helicopter was conducted at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif.
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NASA Awards Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser® Additional Milestone Funding
August 19, 2013
Last week NASA announced that it has added additional milestones to Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser® Space Act Agreement (SAA) under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser® Completes Ground Tow Tests in Preparation for Upcoming Approach and Landing Test
August 13, 2013
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announces the completion of the Dream Chaser® Space System tow testing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. The ground tow tests were conducted in preparation for the upcoming approach and landing test scheduled for the third quarter 2013.
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Former White House Official, John Olson Joins Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems
July 15, 2013
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce that John Olson, Ph.D., former Assistant Director for Space and Aeronautics, Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President, has joined SNC as vice president of Space Systems.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® to Participate in the Space Shuttle Atlantis’ Grand Opening
June 28, 2013
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced its participation in the Space Shuttle Atlantis’ grand opening at the Kennedy Space Center’s Visitors Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes the Finance Investment Milestone for the Dream Chaser ® a Month Ahead of Schedule
June 25, 2013
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed another Dream Chaser® milestone under NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreement.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes Second Successful Sense and Avoid Radar Sensor Flight Demonstration
June 24, 2013
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully completed its second airborne demonstration for the Air Force Research Lab under its Multi Sensor Detect Sense and Avoid (MSDSA) program using a prototype radar sensor.
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Joint Statement of Sierra Nevada Corporation an Embraer for June 13, 2013 that the GAO Validates U.S. Air Force Selection
June 13, 2013
The General Accountability Office (GAO) today denied Beechcraft Corporation’s protest of the U.S. Air Force contract award to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and partner Embraer Defense & Security for the Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) program.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation and U.S. Army Celebrate Completion of ICREW Program Helping to Save Soldiers Lives in Theatre
June 11, 2013
The United States Army’s Program Office for Electronic Warfare and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) celebrated the final delivery of over 3,000 “Baldr” units due under the Army’s Individual Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronics Warfare (ICREW) program at SNC’s production facility in Sparks, Nev.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Begins Dream Chaser® Main Hybrid Rocket Motor Testing
June 06, 2013
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announces the successful start of the latest phase of hybrid rocket motor qualification testing for the Dream Chaser® flight vehicle. SNC completed…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser ® Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley
May 15, 2013
Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., Wednesday to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems.
