Nose-Up Dream Chaser Spaceplane Gets the Shakes Ahead of Historic Mission
8 Feb 2024, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA showed the media the glorious stacked Dream Chaser spaceplane, but behind close doors it subjects the ship to rough tests
Up Close and Personal With Dream Chaser Tenacity, Sierra Space's Pint-Sized Spaceplane
6 Feb 2024, 03:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Inside the Armstrong Facility, DC-101 Tenacity made its triumphant debut in front of the press and media alike as it sat on a 55-foot (16.6-m) tall test stack.
Sierra Space's New Inflatable Space Habitat Pushed to Destruction in Burst Test
22 Jan 2024, 13:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center playing the host, Sierra Space just concluded its first full-scale structural test for a semi-rigid space station.
Dream Chaser Spaceplane Getting Ready for First Mission, Here Are All the Juicy Bits
19 Dec 2023, 13:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American space agency and contractor Sierra Space are planning the first flight of the Dream Chaser spaceplane in the first half of next year
HL-20 Personnel Launch System: The Canceled NASA Space Plane Reborn as Dream Chaser
18 Dec 2023, 17:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Dream Chaser isn't just the fruit of the ambitions of 21st-century engineers and scientists looking to reinvent the "wheel." Its origins stretch way back.
Sierra Space Completes Construction of Dream Chaser Tenacity, First Launch Due Next April
6 Nov 2023, 16:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Should all go according to schedule, Dream Chaser Tenacity is due to launch its first orbital test flight to the ISS out of Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida.
NASA's Dreams of a Low-Earth Orbit Economy Will Be Fueled by These 7 Companies
19 Jun 2023, 13:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA named seven companies on which it will rely in the near future to advance its goals of having a true orbital economy.
New Hypergolic Propellant Engine Is Not Meant for Use on Earth
7 Apr 2023, 08:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sierra Space says it has completed a series of tests for a new hypergolic propellant engine meant to help spacecraft and landers maneuver
Sierra Space's Dream Chaser Looks Wicked on the Assembly Line, 1st Launch in February
14 Nov 2022, 20:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In recent photographs taken from Sierra Space's manufacturing facility, we see just how similar the nearly complete Dream Chaser appears compared to the Shuttle
Makers of Orbital Reef Space Station Start the Hunt for Customers
11 Nov 2022, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sierra Space, a partner in Blue Origin's Orbital Reef space station, defined this week the main customer base for the orbital habitat
IBM Tech and Know-How Back Sierra Space's Out-of-This-World Aims of Cosmic Discoveries
26 Oct 2022, 16:52 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The two companies join forces to develop the future AI-integrating digital platform for space missions; Sierra Space’s vehicles will serve as test benches
Sierra Space Inflates LIFE Habitat Until It Bursts, But That’s OK
15 Sep 2022, 11:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sierra Space announced this week that a one-third scale version of the Large Inflatable Flexible Environment habitat passed a burst pressure test
Military Wants to Use Spacecraft and Orbital Depots to Send Gear to Any Hot Spot on Earth
9 Sep 2022, 06:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USTRANSCOM signed agreements with Rocket Lab and Sierra Space to research the use of spacecraft and orbital depots for military logistics
Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Dragon Make Mean Faces at Each Other on Display at KSC Gateway
2 Sep 2022, 00:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This exhibit is called Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex. A whole building dedicated to the achievements of private industry in spaceflight
NASA Clears Jeff Bezos’ Space Station, Orbital Reef Moving to Design Phase
23 Aug 2022, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Blue Origin and Sierra Space announced the Orbital Reef space station passed NASA's System Definition Review and is moving into design phase
One of the World’s Most Impressive Spaceplanes Could Be Landing in New Mexico Soon
24 Jun 2022, 02:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dream Chaser, the unique spaceplane with wings that can land anywhere in the world, could be landing in New Mexico in the following years
Dream Chaser Spaceplane to Be Ready in 2026, Sierra to Train Proper Astronauts for It
15 Jun 2022, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sierra Space announced this week the creation of the Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy for the needs of the Dream Chaser spaceplane
The Shooting Star Transport Vehicle Is Gearing up for Its First NASA Resupply Mission
2 Jun 2022, 05:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dream Chaser claims to be the world's only orbital commercial spaceplane. The Shooting Star will be attached to it, for delivering cargo to the ISS
Nissan North America Enters NASA Lunar Rover Race With Teledyne and Sierra Space
6 Apr 2022, 06:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Nissan was recruited by Teledyne and Sierra Space for the development of a Lunar Terrain Vehicle for the Artemis program
If Jeff Bezos Moves to Space, This Will Probably Be His Home
9 Jan 2022, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Blue Origin and a bunch of other companies are working to create one of the world's first private space stations, allowing people their own address on orbit