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SpaceDev

US
commercial
Poway, California, United States
www.spacedev.com/
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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

Sierra Nevada Corporation acquired SpaceDev in 2008.

Mentioned as: SpaceDevNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

Mark Sirangelo had been with Sierra Nevada Corporation since the company’s acquisition of San Diego-based SpaceDev in 2008.

Mentioned as: SpaceDevTechnical ProductJul 3, 2018Sirangelo leaving Sierra Nevada Corporation

SpaceDev produced the hybrid rocket motor used by Scaled Composites’ SpaceShipOne suborbital vehicle that won the $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize in 2004.

Mentioned as: SpaceDevOrg RelationshipJul 3, 2018Sirangelo leaving Sierra Nevada Corporation

Development work on Dream Chaser started at SpaceDev and Sierra Nevada Corporation won NASA funding through the agency’s commercial crew program to support its development.

Mentioned as: SpaceDevNarrative GeneralJul 3, 2018Sirangelo leaving Sierra Nevada Corporation