NASA’s backing fuels more interest in Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser space plane
NASA’s decision to use Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser mini-shuttle to carry cargo to and from the International Space Station marks the most positive development to date for a space program that’s been a decade in the making. But the head of that program says it’s only the beginning. “We’re getting more interest in the last couple of weeks than we’ve had before,” Mark Sirangelo, Sierra Nevada’s corporate vice president of space systems, told GeekWire on Monday. The privately held San Diego-based company mostly flies under the radar, even though it’s a significant military contractor. But thanks to the cargo contract… Read More
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