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Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Wins Popular Science Best of What’s New 2017 Award
October 18, 2017
Popular Science magazine has selected SNC's Dream Chaser spacecraft for the 2017 “Best of What’s New” award. This recognition from the world’s largest science and technology magazine celebrates technologies that will “change our world.”
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In the News: Enhanced Flight Vision Systems - Now Landing
October 15, 2017
Sierra Nevada has spent more than a decade testing different EFVS sensor combinations, both on the ground and in flight. Key to solving the DVE problem using EFVS technologies, said Cox, is understanding the environmental conditions that need to be mitigated, the mission or flight profile and the obstacles requiring detection and display.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation CEO Calls for Advancement of U.S. Leadership in Space Economy
October 05, 2017
Invited to address the newly formed National Space Council, SNC CEO Fatih Ozmen today told members that the United States has economic and national security interests in promoting U.S. leadership in space through investments, managing risk, and expanding opportunity in a new space economy.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Canadian Space Agency
October 03, 2017
SNC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to explore possibilities of using the Dream Chaser® spacecraft for future CSA missions and to facilitate the exchange of information between SNC and Canada.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Announces Expansion of German Aerospace Center Partnership
September 28, 2017
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, expanding its relationship with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for further collaboration on space initiatives.
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United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Announces Call for Interest for Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Mission Payloads
September 26, 2017
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs announced today the opportunity to participate in a space mission using Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spacecraft. The low-Earth orbit space mission will take 20 to 30 powered experiments provided by organizations within the participating UN Member States, with a particular emphasis on developing and emerging countries.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® Spacecraft has Successful Captive Carry Test
August 30, 2017
SNC's Dream Chaser engineering test article passed a successful Captive Carry test at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center on Wednesday as part of the Phase Two flight test efforts to advance Dream Chaser progress toward orbital flight.
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In The News
In the News: Dream Chaser spacecraft in captive-carry test over desert
August 30, 2017
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser craft was lifted off the ground at 7:21 a.m., at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was carried to the same altitude and flight conditions it will experience before release in a free flight.
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Dream Chaser® spacecraft 2017 Ground Testing Recap
August 30, 2017
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser® spacecraft was delivered to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in January 2017 to undergo several months of testing in p…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation awarded by NASA for Work on Advanced Plant Habitat
August 24, 2017
SNC was recognized by NASA with two awards for its exceptional work on the Advanced Plant Habitat plant growth system, which is currently bringing more fresh food and advanced plant physiology research to space on the International Space Station.
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Phase II Contract Signed for Dream Chaser® Spacecraft
August 23, 2017
Huntsville/Madison County is another step closer to landing a space vehicle at the Huntsville International Airport. The Airport has signed a contract to apply for licensing through the Federal Aviation Administration to land Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® spacecraft on one of its commercial runways.
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In The News
In the News: Setting the Spaceplane Stage
August 23, 2017
Fans disconsolate after retirement of NASA’s shuttle fleet can take heart: The next generation in reusable space vehicles is set to debut.
