Showing posts with label Space Shuttle Landing Facility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Space Shuttle Landing Facility. Show all posts

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Dream Chaser Spaceplane CRS-2 Mission Profile animation

The CRS-2 cargo resupply mission to the ISS will be launched on the new Vulcan Centaur rocket built by United Launch Alliance.It will be grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm for docking and release to and from the ISS.The Dream Chaser will land at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle Landing Facility.It is slated to launch sometime in 2024,pending final checks,but no earller than the first half of 2024.*United Launch Alliance is a joint venture by Boeing and Lockheed Martin.*Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Thursday, November 16, 2023

About the Dream Chaser Spaceplane

Sierra Space has completed its first Dream Chaser Spaceplane named Tenacity,introducing it on 2 November 2023.It is to autnomously resupply the ISS pending testing by NASA.This mini-shuttle will be launched to the ISS on the new United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket.The company,a subsidiary of the privately held Sierra Nevada Corporation,is also working on a crewed version of the spaceplane.At the conclusion of its cargo missions,the Dream Chaser will land at the Space Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center.*ULA is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.*Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)