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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The Space Development Agency awarded Sierra Space a $798 million contract for 18 satellites in the Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 program.
Qualification testing of the nine-satellite launch configuration for Sierra Space’s Tranche 2 program is scheduled for the summer.
Sierra Space will build the AMDT3 satellites using its Horizon spacecraft.
The Sierra Space contract was awarded through a fixed-price Other Transactional Agreement.
System verification for Sierra Space’s Tranche 2 program is expected to conclude by the end of the year.
Sierra Space has already used the Horizon platform in the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program.
The 18 Sierra Space satellites will be designed, produced, and delivered for the AMDT3 Tracking Layer.
Horizon is one of three platforms in Sierra Space’s Eclipse family.
The Sierra Space contract also supports the United States Golden Dome program for space capabilities.
Sierra Space has completed construction of the 18 spacecraft structures planned for the Tranche 2 program.
Sierra Space plans to offer its automated solar array production capability to external customers through its Space Systems division.
Sierra Space has developed a zero-touch automated solar array production process using surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly methods.
Sierra Space’s automated solar array line is intended to support its Dream Chaser spaceplane and Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) inflatable habitat programs.
Sierra Space’s Space Systems division traces its manufacturing heritage to Sierra Nevada Corporation’s work on NASA and U.S. Department of Defense missions including GPS III, Mars 2020, MAVEN, and Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) spacecraft.
The X-37B, China’s Shenlong, and Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser are spaceplanes that launch atop conventional rockets.
Blue Origin is working on Orbital Reef with Sierra Space and other partners.
The Space Development Agency’s Tranches 0, 1, and 2 awarded work to York Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab, L3Harris, and Sierra Space.
Orbital Reef is a partnership between Blue Origin and Sierra Space.
Orbital Reef is a joint venture between Blue Origin and Sierra Space.
Sierra Space is reducing planned cargo resupply flights to the International Space Station as it faces development issues.