Tag: Sierra Space
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Sierra Space Conducts High-Altitude Drop Test of Ghost Reentry Vehicle for 90-Minute Global Point Delivery
On October 11, 2026, defense logistics contractor Sierra Space demonstrated the flight recovery capabilities of its Ghost reentry vehicle during high-altitude drop tests conducted under U.S. Space Command’s Apollo Nexus exercise. Dropped from high-altitude balloons at 68,500 feet over the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, the 10-ton test article successfully recovered its internal payload—comprising a…
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SDA Awards L3Harris $955M, Sierra Space $798M for Tranche 3
Does the SDA’s $1.75B Tranche 3 Award Signal Accelerating Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Buildout? The Space Development Agency has committed $1.75 billion to two contractors for Tranche 3 of its Tracking Layer: L3Harris Technologies receives $955 million and Sierra Space receives $798 million, both under fixed-price Other Transaction Authority (OTA) rapid prototyping contracts. The contracts…
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Impulse Space Opens Colorado Facility to Support In-Orbit Mobility Spacecraft
Impulse Space has opened a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Louisville, Colorado, expanding its footprint in the state and strengthening the region’s growing space technology cluster. The new site, located at 2000 S. Taylor Ave. in Boulder County, will focus on the development of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for the company’s Mira and Helios…
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Sierra Space Raises $550 Million Series C at $8 Billion Valuation
U.S. aerospace company Sierra Space said it has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round led by LuminArx Capital, valuing the company at $8 billion. The company said the new funding will help increase production capacity and support expansion beyond its current satellite and spacecraft mission programs. “Sierra Space has sharpened its focus…
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Dream Chaser Completes Key Pre-Flight Tests Ahead of 2026 Orbital Debut
one: the spacecraft demonstrated real-time command and control through NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), successfully receiving telemetry and distributing commands between Mission Control in Louisville, Colorado, and the spacecraft. The company concluded the campaign with a post-landing recovery rehearsal, testing procedures for vehicle safing and rapid access to sensitive payloads immediately after…
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Dream Chaser proceeding, hits milestones despite uncertain future
Dream Chaser, the vehicle that has been likened to a miniature version of NASA’s space shuttle, continues to reach major milestones despite its uncertain future. Sierra Nevada, the company behind the currently uncrewed space plane, is planning for a launch to low Earth orbit in Q4 of 2026. In response to questions from NASASpaceflight.com, Sierra…
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Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser debut mission delayed again, no longer docking to station
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane (right) and its Shooting Star cargo module (left) seen inside a processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image: Sierra Space The debut of Sierra Space’s cargo space plane Dream Chaser has delayed again and will no longer see a docking with the International Space Station. In a…
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NASA’s contract overhaul puts Dream Chaser’s ISS future in jeopardy
NASA has announced significant modifications to its contract with Sierra Space for the Dream Chaser spacecraft, effectively scrapping guaranteed resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and downgrading its debut flight to a standalone orbital demonstration. This development raises serious questions about whether the long-awaited “baby shuttle” will ever fulfill its original promise of…
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NASA’s contract overhaul puts Dream Chaser’s ISS future in jeopardy
NASA has announced significant modifications to its contract with Sierra Space for the Dream Chaser spacecraft, effectively scrapping guaranteed resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and downgrading its debut flight to a standalone orbital demonstration. This development raises serious questions about whether the long-awaited “baby shuttle” will ever fulfill its original promise of…
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Dream Chaser completes more pre-flight milestones
Testing continues ahead of the first flight of Dream Chaser. The so-called “mini shuttle” will be the first spacecraft to dock to the International Space Station (ISS) and then land back at the Launch and Landing Facility (LLF), formerly the Shuttle Landing Facility, since the retirement of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. Tenacity, the…