{"id":37858,"date":"2019-10-15T19:37:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T11:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/dream-chaser-on-a-path-to-maiden-flight-as-primary-structure-arrives-at-snc\/"},"modified":"2019-10-15T19:37:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T11:37:27","slug":"dream-chaser-on-a-path-to-maiden-flight-as-primary-structure-arrives-at-snc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/dream-chaser-on-a-path-to-maiden-flight-as-primary-structure-arrives-at-snc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Chaser on a path to maiden flight as primary structure arrives at SNC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sierra Nevada Corporation\u2019s Dream Chaser spacecraft is about to enter final assembly, integration and testing after the primary structure was delivered from Lockheed Martin. Marking the event, SNC officials are confident their vehicle will conduct her first ISS resupply mission in the latter part of 2021 under NASA\u2019s Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) contract.\n<\/p>\n

The structure \u2013 30 feet long by 15 feet wide and approximately 6 feet high and weighs roughly 2,200 pounds \u2013 is the largest piece of technology to make up Dream Chaser and the most advanced high-temperature composite spaceframe ever built.<\/p>\n

It is a pressurized composite structure that will contain pressurized payloads heading to the ISS. It will also host a large amount of critical down mass returning to Earth.<\/p>\n

The structure was manufactured by subcontractor Lockheed Martin, where it was \u201cbaked\u201d in an autoclave.<\/p>\n