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Ozmens’ SNC Launches Sierra Space, An Independent Commercial Space Company

SPARKS, Nev.,04.21.2021 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader, announced the creation of Sierra Space, a new commercial space company. The new company’s “space-as-a-service” business model…

10 June

NASA Selects Orbital Reef To Develop Space Station Replacement

12.02.2021 Orbital Reef, led by partners Blue Origin and Sierra Space, was selected today by NASA for a funded Space Act Agreement for collaboration to design a commercially owned and operated space station in low Earth orbit…

10 June

Blue Origin and Sierra Space Developing Commercial Space Station

Blue Origin and Sierra Space today announced plans for Orbital Reef, a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. The station will open…

10 June

Where there’s smoke, there isn’t always a fire department — How Smoke Detectors can save a mission aboard an autonomous vehicle

It’s something a team of engineers and technicians at Sierra Space are working on for our Dream Chaser® spaceplane… yet, they hope to never see it used once aboard. We’re talking about…

10 June

Veteran Spotlight: Meet Todd, a Sierra Space Program Manager

When you think of Wisconsin, a booming aerospace industry probably doesn’t come to mind. In fact, the number of people who work in aerospace in Wisconsin is a tiny fraction compared to California,…

10 June

Sierra Space Installing the ‘Universal Bridge’ to the International Space Station

We’re on our way to fully installing the Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM) on our Shooting Star® service module. Shooting Star is an attachment to the Dream Chaser® spaceplane and can carry an additional…

10 June

Employee Spotlight: Sierra Space IT Professional, Emile N.

When he pictured his future, Emile N. always saw himself working in the medical field. Today, the IT professional is grateful Sierra Space hired him on as an intern before…

10 June

Employee Spotlight: How Stephanie K. is turning our Labs into World Class Facilities

Stephanie K. has been working for Sierra Space for less than a year, but in the time she’s been with the company, she’s turned two of our Dream Chaser® spaceplane labs into world…

10 June

Cotton Grown in Space with NASA/Sierra Space Plant Growth Technology

Growing gardens isn’t just for the earth-bound. Astronauts on the International Space Station have the opportunity to enjoy a little greenery using Veggie, which is a piece of technology we…

10 June

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day: Meet Sierra Space VP of Engineering, Pat Remias

This month, we’re celebrating International Women in Engineering Day. The June 23rd holiday got its start in 2014, 95 years after the Women's Engineering Society was founded in the United Kingdom.…

10 June

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