Sierra Nevada Space
Originally intended as a crewed vehicle the dream chaser space system to be produced after the cargo variant is operational is capable of carrying up to seven people and cargo to and from low earth orbit.
Sierra nevada space. Some of the company s more notable achievements include 400 space missions. Snc is headquartered in sparks nevada and has 33 locations in 19 u s. The us best managed companies program is sponsored by deloitte private and the wall street journal.
It will be launched vertically on the. May 19 2020 sierra nevada corporation snc the global aerospace and national security leader owned by eren and fatih ozmen has been named a us best managed aerospace defense company for 2020. The company behind the small space shuttle like vessel recently.
Sierra nevada corporation is best known as a private aerospace and national security contractor but the company is investing heavily in its space systems division especially as it sees nasa and. Nasa has not formally ordered any flights yet but company. Sierra nevada s slick new space plane ditches capsules for the shuttle route soaring into the wild blue yonder and beyond the planet s only non capsule private orbital spacecraft dream chaser is slated to make its first flight sometime next year shuttling supplies and cargo to the international space station for nasa.
Sierra nevada corporation snc announced july 14 that it won a contract from the defense innovation unit diu for that agency s unmanned orbital outpost which the company described in its. One such habitat from the. Ahead of the first planned launch of its dream chaser spacecraft scheduled for sometime in fall 2021 sierra nevada corp.
Sierra nevada corporation is an american privately held aerospace and national security contractor specializing in aircraft modification and integration space components and systems and commercial solutions. States united kingdom germany and turkey. The company contracts with the united states armed forces nasa and private spaceflight companies.
With that in mind nasa has been exploring potential space habitats that could serve as a more comfortable home for travelers who will be enduring extended stays in space.