Space Exploration Systems

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems, a business area of aerospace and defense company SNC, continues to partner with NASA as part of the Commercial Crew Program to advance the development of the Dream Chaser ® Space System, a spacecraft variant optimized for crew and critical cargo transportation to low-Earth orbit, including the International Space Station (ISS).

Crewed Dream Chaser

SNC’s Dream Chaser spacecraft is the only low-Earth orbit, reusable, lifting-body vehicle capable of a runway landing and immediate access to crew and cargo – preserving, continuing and evolving more than 40 years of Space Shuttle and lifting-body heritage into an efficient 21st Century system. A variant of the Dream Chaser Space System, the Dream Chaser Cargo System was competitively selected by NASA in early 2016 to provide pressurized and unpressurized delivery and return services to and from the ISS.

Dream Chaser Space System Description As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, SNC has achieved significant hardware and technology design maturation, production and testing on the Dream Chaser Space System.

Dream Chaser Space System Features • Reusable, lifting-body spacecraft • Launched vertically atop an Atlas V • Transports up to seven crew and critical cargo to and from low-Earth orbit • Low-g entry and gentle runway landing on a conventional runway with no unique landing or navigational aids required • Non-toxic, non-hypergolic consumables, including propulsion and fluid systems that allow immediate access to crew and cargo upon landing • Autonomous flight capability

Above Photos Credit: NASA

Above Photos Credit: NASA Dream Chaser Orbital Crew Vehicle Launches Dream Chaser on an Atlas V Launch Vehicle Spacecraft First Free- Flight at Dryden Flight Research Center

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