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Dream Chaser Teams with Stratolaunch to Carry People into Space

Dream Chaser and Stratolaunch Air Launch System
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Key Takeaways:

  • Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is exploring a partnership to launch a scaled version of its Dream Chaser space shuttle using Stratolaunch's massive carrier plane.
  • This collaboration aims to provide a highly responsive capability for carrying three people or various unmanned cargo and research missions into low Earth orbit (LEO), with quick return to a U.S. runway.
  • The plan moves forward despite SNC's recent setback where NASA snubbed its bid for a Commercial Crew Transportation contract in favor of Boeing and SpaceX.
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The Dream Chaser, a reusable crewed space shuttle currently under development by Sierra Nevada Corporation, may one day carry people into space with the help of Stratolaunch’s massive carrier plane, the brainchild of aviation legend Burt Rutan and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

The news comes on the heels of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s announcement that it will legally challenge NASA’s decision to snub the company’s bid for a Commercial Crew Transportation contract in favor of the competition’s two other proposals, submitted by Boeing and SpaceX.

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