Dream Chaser - Tenacity

Dream Chaser, Tenacity, has undergone aeroshell and wing deployment system installation. Under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract, Dream Chaser will provide a minimum of six cargo service missions to and from the International Space Station.

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[Thunderbyrd.]

I've been following Sierra's progress for years. So glad to see Dream Chaser enter the resupply ring, that will only be the beginning of this company reaching their full potential. I personally would like to see Dream Chaser transport people back and forth to the ISS and even the Axiom Space Station.

[lspringerjones]

Thanks for sharing this time lapse of Dream Chaser construction and testing.

[iskarik]

How interesting. A new reincarnation of the soviet "Spiral"? Well at least it seems to be inspired by that program - look at the nose and wings and the overall composing. Good luck guys!

[WSOJ]

50 years later, they are still trying to make that MiG-105 work.

[Daniel_cheems]

Holy Cow! This vehicle will be so awesome. I can't wait to see it achieve orbit and re-entry. It's going to be EPIC!

[missjayspeechley]

Looks like Farscape1 from the Farscape series. Might want to avoid doing any gravitational slingshots around Earth with it ;)

[GtdAquataine]

Thanks to AA for bringing me here. I'm looking forward to seeing Tenacity fly.

[kennethmoore]

Although I'm amazed by reusability, returning crew flights to capsules after the Shuttle program ended felt like a big step backwards. This version is meant for cargo, but I read somewhere that Sierra has manned flights in mind. Bring it on!

[lundsweden]

Good to see that the MiG-105 is finally being made!

[Matthew-byvl]

Best of luck team. I've been rooting for you since day one. Shooting star is a genius addition to Tenacity, and I can't wait to see crewed version in the future. Looking forward to seeing what you amazing people have planned for tomorrow... especially Orbital Reef.

[robertrose]

I was on the edge of my seat watching in oar . To me this is the most amazing thing I could watch right now !!! No more science fiction shuttles I was dreaming of when I got older.... Now I am older I'm seeing this fantastic shuttle being built.. such a great design and construction. I'm just so truely excited about the possibilitys now with different minds, different materials and methods. I'm so happy to be alive at this stage of it all . I'd like to see shuttles similar to that we see on star wars and star Trek .. looks like to me that I might just be lucky soon ✨🙄

[ARWest-bpyb]

This is so awesome, looking forward to more updates! 👍👍

[janferino]

Wonderful. It remembers a lot those fancy lifting bodies of the 60s. The concept is similar. I also appreciate the new space capsules under development, but a lifting body is on another level!

[jamesrussell]

Lo and behold, the resurrection of the X-38 lifting body. The X-38 was a NASA experimental lifting body intended as a crew return vehicle from the ISS. The first flight was in 1999, but was cancelled in 2002 due to budget cuts by Congress. Instead, we got the space shuttle, designed by committee. The shuttle was no doubt a marvelous machine, but never quite lived up to expectations.

[beaker]

I love how this looks like the crew module from the old tv show UFO. Go Sierra!

[samrodrigez]

An excellent development of the idea of the 80s. The Russians launched these in 69-84, they called BOR 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Maybe a new level of technology will help this bird fly better than its older sister.

[DigDougDig]

Wish I could work as fast as your employees!
Beautiful Spacecraft, looking forward to seeing it fly.

[thesilkymodine]

Did you see how many sensors were embedded in the fuselage?! Amazing work.

[dhmik]

Thank you for showing and sharing this impressive timelapse from dream chaser assembling. Wish the dream chaser much success and a great future in a peaceful space. Regards from NE Germany (80km's southwestbound Peenemunde)

[patman]

Even though everyone's making a spacecraft or capsules. regardless of what's in the works this is probably the only spacecraft that people are actually hoping and waiting for. there's just something about making a space plane actually look the part.