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Space

NASA clears Dream Chaser spaceplane for full production

Sierra Nevada Corporation is picking up the pace in its mission to carry cargo to and from the International Space Station using a next-generation spaceplane, with NASA giving its Dream Chaser vehicle the production all clear following a design and performance review.

Dream Chaser has been cleared to visit the ISS in 2020

Space

Dream Chaser cleared to visit space station in 2020

The Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been given the green light from NASA for its Dream Chaser spacecraft to visit the orbital laboratory in late 2020.

The current design is unmanned but allows for a future variant to include a crew of up to seven

Space

Dream Chaser spaceplane hauled aloft in first captive carry flight test

After years of development the latest Dream Chaser spaceplane has completed its first captive carry flight test. Hoisted up by a Chinook helicopter, the Dream Chaser will undertake one more captive carry flight test in the near future before embarking upon its first free flight later this year.