Company - Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)
Product/Service - Dream Chaser, Shooting Star
- Classification
- Cargo Transportation & Landers
- Category
- Transport Service (Earth-LEO)
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
- Fields
- Space Capsule
Reusable
- Status
- Development
- First launch
- 2023
Dream Chaser
The First-Ever Winged Commercial Spaceplane
- Capable of gentle 1.5G runway landings, ideal for precious cargo, especially human passengers.
- Accommodates more than 12,000 pounds of supplies and equipment.
- NASA resupply missions for the International Space Station begin in 2023.
- Configuration intended for up to seven crewmembers, plus critical supplies.
- Compatible with a wide array of current and future launch vehicles.
ISRU
Human Spaceflight Center
Product/Service - Orbital Reef, LIFE Habitat
- Classification
- Space Stations & Habitats
- Category
- Commercial Space Station
- Fields
- Commercial ISS Module
Inflatable Atmospheric Decelerator
- Status
- Development
- First launch
- 2027
Orbital Reef
LIFE Habitat
Plans to launch a commercial space station with inflatable human habitats within seven years. The company's orbiting space station has no name yet. The space station is a configuration of multiple large inflatable LIFE™ habitats that can be serviced by both cargo and crew carrying Dream Chaser® spaceplanes. SNC also released that a crewed Dream Chaser will be able to shuttle private astronauts and to serve as the only vehicle capable of rescuing astronauts from space destinations and returning them to Earth via a safe and speedy runway landing.
Created: 2023-02-18
Updated: 2023-03-05
Product/Service - Veggie, XROOTS
- Classification
- In-Space Manufacturing
- Category
- In-Space Manufacturing
- Fields
- Food for Space
- Status
- Demonstrated
- First launch
- 2014
Space Food
In March of 2014, Veggie, a modularly designed vegetable production plant growth unit, developed and built in partnership with Sierra Space and Kennedy Space Center, was integrated by NASA aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This system provided sufficient lighting for plant growth making it possible for to successfully grow red romaine lettuce. After a safety analysis in 2015, U.S. astronauts were able to eat fresh produce for the first time on-orbit.
Created: 2023-02-18
Updated: 2023-03-12
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