Aircraft program
Suborbital, multi-mission spacecraft with lifting-body design created to transport crew (piloted, variant designated DC-200) and cargo (autonomous, variant designated DC-100 with Shooting Star cargo module - capable of transporting 6+ tons of pressurised and unpressurised cargo) to low-Earth orbit (LEO) destinations including the International Space Station. Formerly known as Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC Dream Chaser.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Space Dream Chaser | 2020 / 2013 | Re-usable spaceplane (capable of over 15 seperate missions), configured as crewed Dream Chaser Space System (with crew of two-five persons), or uncrewed Dream Chaser Cargo System (initial aircraft known as Tenacity with Shooting Star cargo module). |
| Sierra Space | News | Sierra Space is a spin off company of Sierra Nevada Corporation, took over development in 2021. |
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