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Dream Chaser Docking with the International Space Station
Credit: Sierra Nevada
An artist's concept of Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane docking with the International Space Station.
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Dream Chaser Captive-Carry Test
Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems' Dream Chaser flight vehicle is lifted by an Erickson Air-Crane helicopter near the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Jefferson County, Colo., on May 29, during a captive-carry test.
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Commercial Spaceship Profile: Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser (Infographic)
Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com Contributor
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Dream Chaser Launching on an Atlas 5
Credit: Mark Maxwell
Dream Chaser launches on an Atlas V rocket in this artist's conception.
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Dream Chaser Launch Ascent
Credit: Sierra Nevada
An artistic rendition of the Dream Chaser vehicle launching into space.
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Dream Chaser Docking with the International Space Station
Credit: Mark Maxwell
Dream Chaser docks with the International Space Station in this artist's conception.
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Dream Chaser Cockpit-Based Flight Simulator
Credit: Sierra Nevada
A view of the Dream Chaser's cockpit-based flight simulator.
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Dream Chaser Landing on Conventional Runway
Credit: Sierra Nevada
An artist's depiction of the Dream Chaser vehicle landing on a conventional runway at the end of its mission.
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Dream Chaser: Heritage Hardware, a New Way of Doing Business
Credit: Jenifer Harrington
SpaceDev rolled out their Dream Chaser space plane this week.
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NASA Deputy Administrator Tours Dream Chaser
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver talks during a press conference with Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spacecraft in the background on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spacecraft is under development with support from NASA's Commercial Crew Development Program to provide crew transportation to and from low Earth orbit. NASA is helping private companies develop innovative technologies to ensure that the U.S. remains competitive in future space endeavors.
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CCDev Milestone 3, Dream Chaser Hybrid Rocket Motor Firing
Credit: Dave McNeely
Dream Chaser's hybrid rocket motor fires at SNC Propulsion Facility, Poway, Calif.
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Private Spacecraft Developer Settles on New Design
Credit: SpaceDev/Sierra Nevada Corp.
An artist's interpretation of the Dream Chaser vehicle after spacecraft separation.
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CCDev Milestone 4, Dream Chaser Structural Test Article
Credit: Ken Hutchison
The Dream Chaser structural test article at the University of Colorado at Boulder, FAST Lab.
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Dream Chaser Fuselage Fabrication
Credit: Stephanie Pappas/SPACE.com
The Dream Chaser fuselage was on display Nov. 16, 2011, at Sierra Nevada Corp's SpaceDev division in Louisville, CO.
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Attempting to Land in the Dream Chaser Training Mock-up
Credit: Stephanie Pappas/SPACE.com
SPACE.com Managing Editor Tariq Malik approaches the runway in the Dream Chaser training simulator during a visit Nov. 16, 2011, to Sierra Nevada Corp's SpaceDev division in Louisville, CO.
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Dream Chaser Docks with the International Space Station
Credit: Sierra Nevada
An artist's rendering of Dream Chaser approaching the International Space Station.
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Dream Chaser and Crew After Landing
Credit: Sierra Nevada
An artist's impression of the Dream Chaser vehicle and its crew after landing.
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Dream Chaser Model
Credit: NASA EDGE/Ron Beard
The Dream Chaser model with its Atlas V launch vehicle is undergoing final preparations at the Aerospace Composite Model Development Section's workshop for buffet tests at the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel at NASA Langley. Image released May 7, 2012.
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Dream Chaser Prepared for Shipment
Credit: SNC
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems' Dream Chaser engineering test article is prepared for shipment at the company's facility in Louisville, CO. Image released May 15, 2013.
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Dream Chaser Atop Flatbed Truck and Trailer
Credit: SNC
With its wings and tail structure removed and shrouded in plastic wrap, SNC's Dream Chaser test flight craft is ready to depart Louisville, Colo., atop a flatbed truck and trailer. Image released May 15, 2013.
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Dream Chaser Hauled
Credit: NASA/Tom Tschida
SNC's Dream Chaser test flight craft is hauled across the bed of Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on May 15, 2013.
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Dream Chaser at Dryden Flight Research Center
Credit: NASA/Tom Tschida
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center welcomes SNC's Dream Chaser engineering test article for a flight test program in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program this summer. Image released May 15, 2013.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser Test Vehicle Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser Test Vehicle
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
Sierra Nevada Corporation engineers and technicians prepare the firm's Dream Chaser engineering test vehicle for tow tests on a taxiway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. Image taken June 27, 2013.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser Test Vehicle
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
Sierra Nevada Corporation engineers and technicians prepare the firm's Dream Chaser engineering test vehicle for tow tests on a taxiway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. Image taken June 27, 2013.
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Dream Chaser Test Vehicle Towed
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser engineering test vehicle is towed across the ramp at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in preparation for tow tests on a Dryden taxiway. Image taken May 30, 2013.
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Dream Chaser Tow Test
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser flight vehicle undergoes tow testing on a taxiway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base. Image taken May 31, 2013.
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Dream Chaser Prepared for Tow Testing
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
Sierra Nevada Corporation engineers and technicians prepare the firm's Dream Chaser engineering test vehicle for tow tests on a taxiway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. Image taken June 27, 2013.
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NASA Administrator Bolden and Dream Chaser
Credit: NASA/Tom Tschida
Former NASA space shuttle astronaut Steve Lindsey, now Director of Flight Operations for Sierra Nevada Corporation, points out features of the firm's prototype Dream Chaser flight test vehicle to NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Patrick Stoliker, deputy director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. Image taken May 22, 2013.
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Charles Bolden at Dream Chaser Briefing
Credit: Ken Ulbrich
Standing in front of Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) prototype Dream Chaser flight test vehicle, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden respond to a reporter's question during a media briefing about the Dream Chaser at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. Image taken May 22, 2013.
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Bolden Discusses Dream Chaser Future
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden discusses the role and capabilities of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems' Dream Chaser flight test vehicle for eventual transport of astronauts to and from the International Space Station with assembled news media representatives during a media briefing May 22, 2013, at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Bolden of NAZA and Steve Lindsey, Director of Flight Operations for Sierra Nevada Corporation
Credit: NASA/Tom Tschida
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Steve Lindsey, Director of Flight Operations for Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), respond to reporter's queries in front of Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser test vehicle during a media briefing at NASA Dryden. Image taken May 23, 2013.
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Dream Chaser Rolls Through Ground Tests
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
The Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser flight vehicle is readied for 60 mph tow tests at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Aug. 2, 2013
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Dream Chaser Exits Hanger for Testing
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
The Dream Chaser is pulled out of a hangar at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at dawn in preparation for range and taxi tow testing Aug. 2.
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Dream Chaser Pulled in Tow Testing
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
A pickup truck pulls the Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser flight vehicle through range and taxi tow testing Aug. 2.
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Engineers Monitor Dream Chaser Tests
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
Sierra Nevada Corporation engineers monitor Dream Chaser flight vehicle systems during a 60 mph tow test at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif, on Aug. 2.
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Engineer Checks Dream Chaser After Test
Credit: NASA/Ken Ulbrich
A Sierra Nevada Corporation engineer checks the Dream Chaser flight vehicle's systems following a 60 mph tow test Aug. 2.
