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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)

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commercialFounded 1963
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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 plans to use cargo and crew versions of Dream Chaser to support a commercial space station by the end of the decade.

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

The Denver-area talent pool includes engineers working at Deep Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Nevada Corporation, which are all part of the CLPS program.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2020Japanese lunar lander company ispace opens U.S. office

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Shooting Star cargo module was developed to provide additional cargo capacity for Dream Chaser missions to the International Space Station and to dispose of cargo after departing the station while the Dream Chaser glides back to Earth.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationTechnical ProductJul 19, 2020Three companies studying “Orbital Outpost” space station concepts for Defense Department

Procurement records on beta.SAM.gov show DIU awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation $439,100 for "Phase 1: Orbital Outpost Prototype Project" in February.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipJul 19, 2020Three companies studying “Orbital Outpost” space station concepts for Defense Department

Sierra Nevada Corporation is using its manufacturing capabilities to provide relief to healthcare workers and first responders during the COVID-19 crisis.

Mentioned as: sierra nevada corporationNarrative GeneralApr 13, 2020Download your free digital edition of the April 13 issue ofSpaceNewsmagazine

Sierra Nevada Corporation is building its first Dream Chaser spacecraft, which the company plans to launch in the fall of 2021.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipApr 7, 2020Final first-generation cargo Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth

A second Commercial Resupply Services contract was awarded in 2016 to SpaceX, Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman), and Sierra Nevada Corporation.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationOrg RelationshipApr 7, 2020Final first-generation cargo Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth

SpaceX won one of three CRS-2 contracts in January 2016 alongside Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman) and Sierra Nevada Corporation to continue cargo deliveries to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipMar 7, 2020Falcon 9 launches final first-generation Dragon

SNC retains an unfunded extension of a 2012 commercial crew award to support planning for a crewed version of Dream Chaser.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralJan 14, 2020Sierra Nevada explores other uses of Dream Chaser

Sierra Nevada Corporation can leverage technologies developed for its Dream Chaser vehicle to take larger lunar payloads and could begin lunar lander missions in 2022.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipNov 18, 2019NASA adds five companies to commercial lunar lander program

SNC’s Dream Chaser primary structure, made entirely of carbon composite materials, was produced at a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas that makes components for the F-35.

Mentioned as: SNCOrg RelationshipOct 28, 2019Commercial cargo: The next generation

SNC planned to spend 18 months assembling Dream Chaser after arrival of the primary structure, targeting vehicle completion in April 2021.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipOct 28, 2019Commercial cargo: The next generation

SNC planned to fly Dream Chaser to Florida for final preparations for a first mission slated to launch no earlier than September 2021 on one of the first flights of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralOct 28, 2019Commercial cargo: The next generation

NASA awarded CRS-2 contracts in January 2016 to Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), and SpaceX.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipOct 28, 2019Commercial cargo: The next generation

SNC expects to fly all six CRS-2 missions with the same Dream Chaser vehicle, and Dream Chaser is designed to fly at least 15 missions.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative PlanOct 28, 2019Commercial cargo: The next generation

Lockheed Martin built the primary structure of the first orbital Dream Chaser vehicle and shipped it from a Lockheed facility in Fort Worth, Texas to Sierra Nevada Corporation.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2019Sierra Nevada ready to complete assembly of first Dream Chaser spacecraft

Extension of the International Space Station beyond 2024 could create opportunities to add new commercial crew providers similar to how Sierra Nevada Corporation was added to ISS cargo delivery contracts.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipOct 16, 2019Sierra Nevada ready to complete assembly of first Dream Chaser spacecraft

Sierra Nevada Corporation retains plans to eventually develop a crewed version of the Dream Chaser spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative PlanOct 16, 2019Sierra Nevada ready to complete assembly of first Dream Chaser spacecraft

Sierra Nevada Corporation intends to build additional Dream Chaser vehicles and is working with Lockheed Martin on a second structure.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2019Sierra Nevada ready to complete assembly of first Dream Chaser spacecraft
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