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The Sierra Nevada Corp. Dream Chaser Probe Landed at Edwards Air Force Air Force Base after a test flight on November 11, 2017.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Dream Chaser probe takes a long journey into space. The manufacturer Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) announced that the United Launch Alliance (ULA) would be taking over the shuttle-like vessel for six NASA cargo missions to the International Space Station, starting in 2021.
"Dream Chaser can be launched from any conventional rocket, so we had some great options," SNC CEO Fatih Ozmen said in a statement. In fact, SNC was initially going to use ULA's Atlas 5 rocket for the first Dream Chaser mission, but as of last year, the company announced that it would consider multiple launch options for its flights due to the increasing competitiveness of the booster market. according to a 2018 report in SpaceNews. Ultimately, ULA will always carry Dream Chaser on its first flight into space.
"SNC chose ULA because of its strong collaboration in the Dream Chaser program, its safety performance and its respected performance," said Ozmen. "This brings together the American space plane and the American rocket for advanced innovation and exploration."
The Vulcain Centaur has not yet flown and SNC's commitment to flying Dream Chaser aboard the rocket represents one of the first contracts for the young reminder. This new generation elevator was developed largely for the launch program of national security in the US Air Force.
Artist's view of the configuration of a United Launch Alliance Vulkain Centraure rocket that would take away the Dream Chaser spacecraft from Sierra Nevada Corp. (spaceship shown right).
Sierra Nevada Corp.
NSSL has also been subject to competition in recent years after the Air Force (also monitoring the growth of new entrants in the launcher market) has opened missions to other companies than ULA in 2012. The Air Force certified Falcon 9 and Falcon from SpaceX. Heavy, and a new competitive contract is underway between SpaceX, ULA, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems and Blue Origin.
But ULA is also looking for other customers for its new rocket in addition to the air force, and expressed satisfaction with a statement that SNC has chosen Vulcan Centaur for Dream Chaser missions.
"In this highly competitive market of launchers, we are privileged that SNC has chosen to launch this block of six missions on the ISS with ULA," said Tory Bruno, ULA President and Chief Executive Officer, in a statement. . "This is one of the first contracts of our new Vulcan Centaur rocket, and the first of six missions will serve as the second rocket certification flight."
Dream Chaser makes its debut on the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract, one of the next-generation contracts after the first round of flights with SpaceX Dragon and Northrop Grumman Cygnus aircraft . SNC's Space Shuttle is expected to deliver more than 12,000 pounds of pressurized cargo to the space station, then take away 7,000 pounds of waste and experiments after a mission of up to 75 days.
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The Sierra Nevada Corp. Dream Chaser Probe Landed at Edwards Air Force Air Force Base after a test flight on November 11, 2017.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Dream Chaser probe takes a long journey into space. The manufacturer Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) announced that the United Launch Alliance (ULA) would be taking over the shuttle-like vessel for six NASA cargo missions to the International Space Station, starting in 2021.
"Dream Chaser can be launched from any conventional rocket, so we had some great options," SNC CEO Fatih Ozmen said in a statement. In fact, SNC was originally going to use ULA's Atlas 5 rocket for the first Dream Chaser mission, but from last year, the company announced that it would consider multiple launch options for its flights due to the increasing competitiveness of the booster market, according to a 2018 report in SpaceNews. Ultimately, ULA will always carry Dream Chaser on its first flight into space.
"SNC chose ULA because of its strong collaboration in the Dream Chaser program, its safety performance and its respected performance," said Ozmen. "This brings together the American space plane and the American rocket for advanced innovation and exploration."
The Vulcain Centaur has not yet flown and SNC's commitment to flying Dream Chaser aboard the rocket represents one of the first contracts for the young reminder. This new generation elevator was developed largely for the launch program of national security in the US Air Force.
Artist's view of the configuration of a United Launch Alliance Vulkain Centraure rocket that would take away the Dream Chaser spacecraft from Sierra Nevada Corp. (spaceship shown right).
Sierra Nevada Corp.
NSSL has also been subject to competition in recent years after the Air Force (also monitoring the growth of new entrants in the launcher market) has opened missions to other companies than ULA in 2012. The Air Force certified Falcon 9 and Falcon from SpaceX. Heavy, and a new competitive contract is underway between SpaceX, ULA, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems and Blue Origin.
But ULA is also looking for other customers for its new rocket in addition to the air force, and expressed satisfaction with a statement that SNC has chosen Vulcan Centaur for Dream Chaser missions.
"In this highly competitive market of launchers, we are privileged that SNC has chosen to launch this block of six missions on the ISS with ULA," said Tory Bruno, President and CEO of ULA, in a statement. . "This is one of the first contracts of our new Vulcan Centaur rocket, and the first of six missions will serve as the second rocket certification flight."
Dream Chaser makes its debut on the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract, one of the next-generation contracts after the first round of flights with SpaceX Dragon and Northrop Grumman Cygnus aircraft . SNC's Space Shuttle is expected to deliver more than 12,000 pounds of pressurized cargo to the space station, then take away 7,000 pounds of waste and experiments after a mission of up to 75 days.