Sierra Space
Happy Halloween, everyone! Just thought I'd share this great photo that was posted by Sierra Space on X (formerly known as Twitter) today.
Dream Chaser Tenacity, an unmanned spaceplane that will hopefully fly aboard United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket to the International Space Station next year, is close to completion at Sierra Space's manufacturing facility in Colorado. Tenacity will soon head to the Neil Armstrong Test Facility at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio to undergo environmental testing...before the winged cargo freighter is transported to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for launch preparation.
As shown below, Sierra Space is also making significant progress on the construction of the second Dream Chaser vehicle. Very exciting!
Sierra Space is not stopping at just Tenacity, as work has started on Tail 2 (yet to be named); CEO Tom Vice noted that the build has had 80% fewer issues during the build process, resulting in quicker assembly and lower cost. He added Tail 2 is roughly 24 months behind Tenacity. pic.twitter.com/Zw7O85jbBO
— Trevor Sesnic 🕛 (@124970MeV) October 31, 2023
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