Spaceplanes are making a comeback! Dream Chaser is a modern take on the legendary Space Shuttle, built for safer, reusable, and cost-effective space travel. In this video, we explore how it works, why ...

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spacecraft has taken a significant step toward operational missions. The uncrewed spaceplane ...

Dream Chaser has approximately 2,000 TPS tile compared to the 24,000 tiles used on the Space Shuttle. Dream Chaser is about 1/4 the size of a Shuttle Orbiter. The tiles on Dream Chaser utilize a ...

Sierra Space's "mini shuttle" Dream Chaser space plane may make its maiden ... and exchange data with multiple powered payloads inside its pressurized cabin," a press release said.

Unlike the two other vehicles competing for the job of space shuttle successor, Dream Chaser has a shape similar to that of its forebear. However, its propulsion is different: Dream Chaser is ...

Milestones like Sierra Space’s Joint Test 10B are needed to confirm Dream Chaser’s “ability to handle specialized payloads ...

The Dream Chaser space transporter is similar in concept and appearance to the Space Shuttle: it is a reusable spacecraft that returns to Earth at the end of its mission and lands on a runway like ...

Notably, Dream Chaser’s downmass will be brought directly from the ISS to a runway, such as the Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), allowing for faster processing of ...

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and exchange data with multiple powered payloads inside its pressurized cabin. (Photo: Sierra Space) Dream Chaser Joint Test Confirms Powered Payload Capabilities Necessary for Inaugural Mission ...

Late Tuesday afternoon, Elon Musk put out a message on X saying that President Donald Trump had asked him to return the two Boeing Starliner astronauts who have been on the space station since ...