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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)

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commercialFounded 1963
United States
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Sierra Nevada Corporation produced two ads promoting its new Sierra Space spinoff, one 15 seconds long and the other 30 seconds long.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralMay 7, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to advertise space spinoff on Saturday Night Live

The Government Accountability Office dismissed Sierra Nevada Corporation’s 2014 protest in January 2015.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationTechnical ProductApr 27, 2021Dynetics protests NASA HLS award

Sierra Nevada Corporation protested NASA’s 2014 selection of Boeing and SpaceX for commercial crew development awards and the GAO rejected that protest in January 2015.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipApr 26, 2021Blue Origin protests NASA Human Landing System award

Sierra Space will take advantage of synergies from Sierra Nevada Corporation’s broad customer base and industry-leading space technology.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationTechnical ProductApr 21, 2021Sierra Nevada Corp. Creates Sierra Space Commercial Company

Sierra Nevada Corporation will spin off its Space Systems division into a separate company called Sierra Space while Sierra Space will remain a subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s space business currently generates $400,000,000 in annual revenue.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationTechnical ProductApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

Eren Ozmen indicated the transition of SNC’s space business to Sierra Space will take several months to complete.

Mentioned as: SNCTechnical ProductApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

Sierra Nevada Corporation acquired SpaceDev in 2008.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

Sierra Nevada Corporation acquired Orbital Technologies Corporation in 2014.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

Sierra Nevada Corporation intends to participate in NASA’s Commercial LEO Destinations program to mature commercial space station designs via Space Act Agreements.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationTechnical ProductApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

Sierra Nevada Corporation acquired MicroSat Systems in 2008.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

Sierra Nevada Corporation projects its space business revenue will increase to $4,000,000,000 in 5 to 10 years.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Technical ProductApr 14, 2021Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

COVID-19 restrictions prevented SNC engineers from being on site at a contractor facility in San Diego to oversee structural testing of Dream Chaser’s cargo module.

Mentioned as: SNCTechnical ProductNov 18, 2020First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022

Sierra Nevada Corporation expects commercial successors to the International Space Station to be in place to handle current ISS research activities by around 2028 to 2030.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationTechnical ProductNov 18, 2020First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022

Sierra Nevada Corporation retains the option to develop a crewed version of Dream Chaser while seeking other customers for the vehicle.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralNov 18, 2020First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022

Janet Kavandi, Sierra Nevada Corporation’s executive vice president for space systems, showed an illustration of a space station incorporating inflatable modules developed under NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships program.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationOrg RelationshipNov 18, 2020First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022

Sierra Nevada announced on 2020-11-17 that the first flight of the Dream Chaser spacecraft to the ISS will slip to 2022 due to development delays caused by the pandemic.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipNov 18, 2020ULA: Dream Chaser schedule slip not a setback to Vulcan certification

Sierra Nevada Corporation plans the first flight of its Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station in 2022.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Technical ProductNov 18, 2020First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022

United Launch Alliance planned Vulcan Centaur’s second flight in 2021 to carry Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Sierra NevadaTechnical ProductNov 18, 2020ULA: Dream Chaser schedule slip not a setback to Vulcan certification

Sierra Nevada Corporation originally planned Dream Chaser’s first flight for late 2021.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralNov 18, 2020First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022
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