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Employee Spotlight: Meet Mark J., A Program Manager Working to Get the First Woman on the Moon
March 04, 2021
Mark J. is a triathlete, a veteran, and a program manager for a team working to get the next woman and man on the moon.
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Ozmens’ SNC Business Areas Again Earn FAA “Diamond Award”
March 02, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation has once again been recognized by the FAA for outstanding commitment to quality, knowledge and safety demonstrated by its Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs). Two SNC business areas earned the prestigious “Diamond Award” prize, which is the highest FAA AMT employer award given.
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Employee Spotlight: Dr. Russ H., SSG’s New Associate Technical Fellow
February 25, 2021
Dr. Russ H. has spent more than half his career at SNC, and is one of the original engineers of the Dream Chaser® spaceplane. He has been instrumental in the success of Dream Chaser leading the team through 17 wind tunnel campaigns and two full-scale flight tests.
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Ozmens’ SNC Again Supports Safe Mars Landing for NASA Rover
February 23, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation once again supported the successful landing of a rover onto the Mars surface. SNC provided the descent brake mechanism and other critical technology for NASA’s Perseverance rover, marking the company’s 14th mission to the red planet.
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New Addition to SNC's LIFE Habitat: Meteorite Shield
February 22, 2021
SNC's LIFE™ habitat has a new addition. If you check out pictures below, it kind of looks like our Large Inflatable Fabric Environment habitat just got a Mohawk! But, it’s not a fashion statement. The meteorite shield was recently added to the habitat to provide further protection to the astronauts living inside. It serves as an impact absorption barrier for space debris and meteoroids.
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Meet Jonathan P., an SNC Engineer Who Worked on Integral Parts for the Mars Perseverance Rover
February 18, 2021
This is the 14th Mars mission that SNC has supported through its critical parts and components, and on this historic mission SNC has eight mechanisms being used in 17 applications on the rover like the robotic arm, turret coring drill and caching assembly. We chatted with Jonathan P., an engineer who worked on the robotic arms, to find out more about the mission.
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In The News
In the News: Colorado City Moves to Protect Water Supply from Malicious Hacks with SNC Binary Armor®
February 12, 2021
The City of Fort Morgan, Colorado has contracted with SNC to install the SNC Binary Armor® cybersecurity family of products to protect its critical infrastructure from internal and external threats to the valves and pumps that control and protect the City’s water treatment and distribution systems.
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In the News: Kenya receives first C-145 transport aircraft
February 11, 2021
The C-145 is the US Air Force designation for the PZL Mielec M28 – USAF Special Operations Command (AFSOC) acquired 18 C-145A Skytruck/Combat Coyotes, which entered service from 2009, being acquired through Sierra Nevada Corporation, which prepares the aircraft for their specific roles prior to delivery.
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Ozmens’ SNC Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Closer to Commercial Runway Landing
February 08, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation is a step closer to landing the world’s first commercial spaceplane on U.S. soil. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) awarded the re-entry site license to Cape Canaveral Spaceport Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) in Florida.
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Ozmens’ SNC Delivers Prototype Lunar Crew Module to Dynetics
February 04, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation delivered a prototype crew module for Dynetics’ Human Landing System (HLS), to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC). SNC is responsible for providing key technologies and system integration of the crew module as part of the Dynetics-led HLS team.
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SNC Is Applying Navigation, Sensor Expertise to Emerging Autonomous Vehicle and Aircraft Market
February 01, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corporation is leveraging deep expertise in obstacle and collision avoidance, flight navigation and landing systems and other innovative advanced technologies in support of autonomous vehicles, including self-driving cars and self-flying aircraft in urban areas.
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Deutsche Aircraft to shape the future of aviation as D328eco™ aircraft accelerates transition to zero emissions aircraft
January 18, 2021
Deutsche Aircraft, the new purpose-driven German aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), today unveiled plans to develop the D328eco, a game-changing platform that will align the future of aviation towards a zero-emission flight objective.
