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Hashizume highlighted that American space startups like Sierra Space are successfully growing by acquiring companies with essential technologies while adapting their strategies to market changes.
Honda is developing regenerative fuel cells and plans to work with Sierra Space and Tec‑Masters to test the technology on the International Space Station in 2027.
Honda is developing regenerative fuel cells and plans to work with Sierra Space and Tec-Masters to test the technology on the International Space Station in 2027.
Astral Materials will work with Sierra Space on designing projects that could be flown on Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser and on potential incorporation of semiconductor manufacturing technologies into Sierra Space’s commercial space station systems.
On 2024-12-04, Sierra Space signed memoranda of understanding with Astral Materials and Space Forge Inc. to study the use of its Dream Chaser vehicle and space station technology to support microgravity manufacturing.
Sierra Space parted ways with Geost, a subsidiary of LightRidge Solutions, after failing to finalize negotiations for supply of its 18 infrared-sensing payloads.
All work under the SDA contract will be performed at Sierra Space’s satellite production facilities near Centennial, Colorado.
The Sierra Space satellites for the SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer are scheduled to launch in 2027.
Sierra Space secured a $740,000,000 contract to deliver 18 missile-warning and tracking satellites along with associated ground systems.
The existing CRS-2 contracts with Northrop Grumman, Sierra Space, and SpaceX were originally awarded in 2016.
Federal procurement databases show NASA has obligated $2,700,000,000 to Northrop Grumman, $1,400,000,000 to Sierra Space, and $2,800,000,000 to SpaceX under CRS-2, totaling $6,900,000,000 to date.
Sierra Space delayed the inaugural cargo flight of its Dream Chaser spaceplane to no earlier than May 2025.
Sierra Space expects work on Reverence to resume once the team returns to Colorado and estimates it will take another 18 months to complete the second spaceplane after that return.
In June 2023, NASA awarded Sierra Space a Space Act Agreement under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities initiative to support blueprinting of new commercial space station architectures and in-space logistics, refueling, and servicing systems.
Sierra Space’s roadmap targets a LIFE habitat capable of offering 5,000 cubic meters of volume by expanding to over 21.3 m (22 m) in length and 18.9 m in diameter.
Sierra Space plans to develop a free-flying, cargo-satellite version of Shooting Star to house payloads in orbit.
Sierra Space opened an in-house mission control center adjacent to its factory floor to support Dream Chaser operations.
Originally, Cert-2 was planned to launch Sierra Space's Dream Chaser uncrewed spaceplane, but it was removed from the schedule when it wasn't ready for a fall launch.
The Sierra Space Dream Chaser spaceplane is equipped with dual-mode HTP thrusters for maneuvering.
Sierra Space completed acoustics tests of Shooting Star on 2024-09-04.