Sierra Nevada Corp.
Rise of the Dream Chaser... Last week, a full-scale test version of the Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser spacecraft was hoisted into the air by an Erickson Air-Crane helicopter during a captive-carry test in Colorado. The test was meant to evaluate the Dream Chaser's structural integrity while being airborne...as well as examining facilities and ground operations in preparation for approach and landing tests planned for later this year. Should the Dream Chaser ever take flight into space, it will be aboard an Atlas V rocket—which is also the launch vehicle of choice for Boeing's Crew Space Transportation-100 capsule. The Dream Chaser is designed to ferry cargo or seven astronauts to low-Earth orbit destinations such as the International Space Station when it becomes operational.
Sierra Nevada Corp.
Sierra Nevada Corp.
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