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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)

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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 selected United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan launch vehicle to send Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station starting in late 2021.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationTechnical ProductAug 14, 2019Sierra Nevada Corp. selects ULA Vulcan for Dream Chaser missions

Sierra Nevada Corporation selected Vulcan to launch six Dream Chaser missions to the ISS under its Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract awarded by NASA in 2016.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipAug 14, 2019Sierra Nevada Corp. selects ULA Vulcan for Dream Chaser missions

Sierra Nevada Corporation originally planned to use ULA’s Atlas V for at least the initial Dream Chaser mission that was scheduled for late 2020.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralAug 14, 2019Sierra Nevada Corp. selects ULA Vulcan for Dream Chaser missions

United Launch Alliance and Sierra Nevada Corporation included an option to shift Dream Chaser launches to Atlas V if Vulcan experiences delays.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationOrg RelationshipAug 14, 2019Sierra Nevada Corp. selects ULA Vulcan for Dream Chaser missions

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s working relationship with United Launch Alliance dates back to plans under NASA’s commercial crew program to launch a crewed version of Dream Chaser on an Atlas V.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative PlanAug 14, 2019Sierra Nevada Corp. selects ULA Vulcan for Dream Chaser missions

Sierra Nevada Corporation is developing the Dream Chaser vehicle and plans its first cargo mission to the ISS in 2021.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipJun 11, 2019Companies express varying interest in NASA’s ISS commercialization plan

Other PPE bids ranged from $565,900,000 by Northrop Grumman to $768,800,000 by Sierra Nevada Corporation.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Technical ProductMay 24, 2019Price, contract terms helped Maxar secure Gateway contract

NASA awarded study contracts in November 2017 to Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems), Sierra Nevada Space Systems, and Space Systems Loral (now Maxar).

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralMay 23, 2019NASA selects Maxar to build first Gateway element

Sierra Nevada Corp. is working with an unnamed partner to develop the habitat’s artificial intelligence system.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralApr 8, 2019SNC preparing to ship habitat prototype to NASA for testing

ILC Dover collaborated with Sierra Nevada Corp. to produce the habitat’s durable fabric for the inflatable structure.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corp.Org RelationshipApr 8, 2019SNC preparing to ship habitat prototype to NASA for testing

Orbital Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corp., built the Veggie produce-growing system used on the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corp.Org RelationshipApr 8, 2019SNC preparing to ship habitat prototype to NASA for testing

Sierra Nevada Corp. is one of six companies working under NASA NextSTEP contracts to produce habitat designs or prototypes.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corp.Org RelationshipApr 8, 2019SNC preparing to ship habitat prototype to NASA for testing

In September, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, working with NASA Ames Research Center’s small spacecraft prototyping office, awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation a $119,000,000 contract to develop a satellite to gather cloud and theater imagery until the service finds a long-term solution.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipJan 9, 2019What’s next for Air Force weather satellites?

Completion of Integrated Review 4 cleared Sierra Nevada Corporation to move into assembly of the Dream Chaser vehicle that will deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada CorporationTechnical ProductDec 18, 2018Dream Chaser cleared to begin full-scale production

Sierra Nevada Corporation completed the Integrated Review 4 milestone in its Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract on 2018-12-18.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipDec 18, 2018Dream Chaser cleared to begin full-scale production

Sierra Nevada Corporation, SpaceX, and Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) received Commercial Resupply Services 2 contracts from NASA in January 2016.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative GeneralDec 18, 2018Dream Chaser cleared to begin full-scale production

The Space Rapid Capabilities Office awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation a $119,000,000 contract on 2018-09-18 to develop a weather satellite for the ORS-8 program.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipOct 24, 2018Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office awards contract to Sierra Nevada for weather satellite

Maxar Technologies’ SSL, Sierra Nevada Corp., and Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems were selected to compete for future small satellite development contracts that could be worth up to $750,000,000.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Narrative FinancialOct 5, 2018Big money in small satellites: Space RCO selects three companies to compete for future contracts

Sierra Nevada Corporation lacks experience building large numbers of geostationary-orbit (GEO) satellite buses and instead has experience building smaller LEO satellites including the second-generation Orbcomm constellation.

Mentioned as: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)Org RelationshipSep 24, 2018Where no commercial satellite bus has gone before
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