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Sierra Space

US
commercialFounded 2021
Louisville, Colorado, United States
sierraspace.com
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ULA announced it would fly an inert payload on its second Vulcan launch in September due to delays in testing for Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024When a workhorse falters

ULA plans to fly a mass simulator on its next Vulcan launch in September 2023 instead of the previously planned Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative PlanJul 8, 2024Coping with Starship

Sierra Space proposed a system to generate oxygen from lunar regolith.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 20, 2024Architecting lunar infrastructure

United Launch Alliance plans to be ready to fly in mid-2024 while Sierra Space has requested a launch period in the beginning of September.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative PlanMay 13, 2024ULA could fly dummy payload on next Vulcan launch if Dream Chaser is delayed

Sierra Space is building a second Dream Chaser vehicle named Reverence to be used with Tenacity on contracted missions and potential other applications.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2024Sierra Space prepares to ship Dream Chaser to Florida

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser is planning to launch later this year to transport cargo for NASA to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceTechnical ProductMay 6, 2024Boeing’s Starliner, an important milestone for commercial spaceflight

Sierra Space introduced the LIFE 500 earlier 2024, providing 500 cubic meters of volume in a single launch inside a five-meter rocket fairing.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 5, 2024Sierra Space prepares for the 7th validation + 2nd structural tests of the firm’s space platform

Sierra Space is co-developing the Orbital Reef space platform with Blue Origin and is maturing its LIFE (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) product line as part of that effort.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 5, 2024Sierra Space prepares for the 7th validation + 2nd structural tests of the firm’s space platform

Sierra Space is continuing the LIFE 10 development and testing campaign with two additional tests planned for 2024.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 5, 2024Sierra Space prepares for the 7th validation + 2nd structural tests of the firm’s space platform

Sierra Space won a Tranche 2 contract from the Space Development Agency to produce 18 satellites.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 18, 2024Suppliers struggle as military embraces small satellites

Sierra Space is designing its own satellite buses while using components from Blue Canyon Technologies, a Raytheon subsidiary.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceTechnical ProductApr 18, 2024Suppliers struggle as military embraces small satellites

In January, the U.S. Space Development Agency awarded contracts to L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Space to produce 18 Tracking Layer Tranche 2 satellites apiece equipped with infrared sensors to track hypersonic missiles in flight.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 10, 2024L3Harris taps Mercury Systems to supply solid-state data recorders for missile-warning satellites

The Sierra Space Ghost parafoil is designed to steer the payload to the required area within 100 m.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2024Sierra Space Tests New Logistics Spacecraft Enabling Global Payload Delivery in 90 Minutes

Sierra Space performed a series of three drop tests on 2024-02-01 at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility in Florida.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 9, 2024Sierra Space Tests New Logistics Spacecraft Enabling Global Payload Delivery in 90 Minutes

One Sierra Space Ghost test article deployed a parachute from 4,0 m to demonstrate controlled descent and precise landing proximity.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2024Sierra Space Tests New Logistics Spacecraft Enabling Global Payload Delivery in 90 Minutes

Citigroup advised Sierra Space on a $290,000,000 Series B funding round last year to accelerate work on the Dream Chaser vehicle and commercial space stations.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceTechnical ProductApr 9, 2024Investment banks take stock of evolving space finance challenges

The Sierra Space Ghost thermal protection shield is designed to withstand temperatures up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit during atmospheric entry.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceTechnical ProductApr 9, 2024Sierra Space Tests New Logistics Spacecraft Enabling Global Payload Delivery in 90 Minutes

The Sierra Space Ghost testing campaign was executed in 90 days as part of the Axelerator incubator charter.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2024Sierra Space Tests New Logistics Spacecraft Enabling Global Payload Delivery in 90 Minutes

Sierra Space has been awarded $1,300,000,000 in prime satellite constellations contracts.

Mentioned as: sierra spaceTechnical ProductApr 9, 2024Sierra Space Tests New Logistics Spacecraft Enabling Global Payload Delivery in 90 Minutes

Sierra Space’s Orbital Missions and Services team has designed, produced, and launched 23 space vehicles.

Mentioned as: Sierra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2024Sierra Space Launches its Innovative Eclipse Satellite Bus Line
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