Sierra Space is a commercial space company focused on building an end-to-end business and technology platform in space. It is developing the Dream Chaser spaceplane for cargo transport to low Earth orbit and is also working with Blue Origin on the Orbital Reef commercial space station, contributing its LIFE (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) habitat modules. Sierra Space partners with organizations like NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and commercial entities for space transportation, destination, and application-related activities. Associated keywords include space transportation, commercial space stations, space technology, Dream Chaser, and LIFE habitat.
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Investments by Sierra Space Ventures will provide access to Sierra Space’s research facilities in low-Earth orbit (LEO).
Matthew Mejía joined Sierra Space earlier in 2024 and oversees strategy, corporate development, and mergers & acquisitions at Sierra Space.
Blue Origin and Sierra Space developed the Orbital Reef commercial space station concept and provided a modest update on their plans at the IAC in Paris.
Sierra Space is a commercial Colorado space company creating and building space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit commercialization.
Sierra Space created Sierra Space Ventures to offer space innovators new opportunities.
Sierra Space is partnering with Blue Origin and other companies to develop the Orbital Reef commercial space station.
Sierra Space is actively developing a crewed version of Dream Chaser and expects to fly people on a crewed version by 2026.
Sierra Space expects the long-delayed first flight of Dream Chaser to take place in summer 2023 on the second launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur.
Sierra Space launched an extensive recruitment drive aiming to nearly double its workforce by adding 1,000 new positions in 2022.
The UBP test was the first of two sub-scale burst tests scheduled for 2022 to support Sierra Space’s softgoods certification.
The memorandum of understanding will provide a new product and service line for Sierra Space to offer to its space station customers.
CisLunar Industries and Sierra Space signed a memorandum of understanding at IAC 2022 in Paris, France.
Sierra Space president Janet Kavandi proposed unconventional space-manufacturing markets such as producing perfume from flowers grown in a space-based vegetable habitat.
Sierra Space signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with U.S. Transportation Command on 2022-09-08 to develop concepts for using Dream Chaser space planes and Shooting Star cargo modules for timely global delivery of Department of Defense logistics and personnel.
Yuri’s ScienceTaxi is planned to launch on board Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser beginning in 2024 on a mission to the International Space Station.
Sierra Space and Yuri are exploring future LEO destinations where Sierra Space’s Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat could provide more than 300 cubic meters of on-orbit research space.
The first mission for Yuri’s ScienceTaxi is scheduled to launch in 2024 aboard an ISS visiting vehicle with payload integration services provided by Sierra Space.
Dream Chaser is a winged commercial spaceplane designed and built by Sierra Space.
Dream Chaser is the first winged commercial spaceplane and is designed and built by Sierra Space.
In September 2021, Sierra Space and Yuri announced their intent to explore commercial opportunities for microgravity research aimed at creating medical breakthroughs.