Technology  April 17, 2015

Sierra Nevada Corp. extends pact with German space agency for Dream Chaser work

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Space Systems division signed a new deal with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) on Thursday, extending the pair’s collaboration on the development of SNC’s Dream Chaser spacecraft.

The deal was signed at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SNC had signed a one-year technical agreement with DLR in 2013. The new agreement extends through 2017. It continues the work between the two advance crewed and uncrewed capabilities of Dream Chaser for European use.

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The continued collaboration with European agencies is a boost for SNC, which last year lost out on a major round of contracts with NASA to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. SNC has submitted a proposal to carry cargo to the ISS for NASA’s next round of contracts, which some have estimated could be worth roughly $14 billion.

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Space Systems division signed a new deal with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) on Thursday, extending the pair’s collaboration on the development of SNC’s Dream Chaser spacecraft.

The deal was signed at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SNC had signed a one-year technical agreement with DLR in 2013. The new agreement extends through 2017. It continues the work between the two advance crewed and uncrewed capabilities of Dream Chaser for European use.

The continued collaboration with European agencies is a boost for SNC, which last year lost out on a major round…

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