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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Sierra Space will work with Spaceport America to use the spaceport in New Mexico as a potential future landing site for the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle.
Sierra Space and Blue Origin are principal partners developing Orbital Reef, a mixed-use business park in low Earth orbit.
Sierra Space signed a memorandum of understanding with Spaceport America on 2022-06-21 to study landings of Dream Chaser vehicles at Spaceport America’s 3,650-meter runway.
Sierra Space is partnering with Blue Origin and other companies to develop the Orbital Reef commercial space station.
Sierra Nevada Corporation spun off Sierra Space as a standalone company in 2021.
Sierra Space announced on 2022-06-14 that it is opening a commercial human spaceflight training center and astronaut training academy at its offices at the Kennedy Space Center.
Sierra Space expects to start selecting astronauts for training in 2023.
Sierra Space aims to start flying astronauts by 2026 to support the start of Orbital Reef construction.
Sierra Space is creating an astronaut training program led by Janet Kavandi, a company executive and former NASA astronaut.
Orbital Reef is a mixed-use business park in low Earth orbit being developed by Sierra Space and Blue Origin that is expected to be operational by 2027.
The Series A investment in Sierra Space was led by General Atlantic, Coatue, and Moore Strategic Ventures, with participation from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners and AE Industrial Partners.
Sierra Space secured $1,400,000,000 in Series A capital in November 2021, which was the largest Series A capital raise in 2021 and the industry’s second largest private capital raise in history.
The partnership intends to establish production efficiency and integrated assembly solutions for Sierra Space’s Shooting Star cargo module to support resupply missions to the International Space Station under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract.
Sierra Space is building the LIFE habitat, a three-story commercial habitation and science platform designed for low Earth orbit.
Shooting Star will support future cargo missions to the International Space Station under Sierra Space’s contract with NASA and for other applications.
Boeing is participating in the Orbital Reef commercial space station project being developed with Blue Origin and Sierra Space and is offering Starliner for crew transportation to that station.
Sierra Space provided SpaceNews with images of Tenacity being assembled at its Colorado headquarters.
The majority of the 1,000 net new jobs Sierra Space planned for 2022 were to be located in Colorado, with additional positions distributed to Wisconsin, Florida, and North Carolina.
Sierra Space outlined plans for a recruitment drive to nearly double its labor force and create 1,000 net new jobs in 2022.
Sierra Space secured a $1,400,000,000 Series A capital raise in November 2021.