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In an era in which the pandemic has seized so much of the optimism that reigned during the early 20th century, space exploration dreams can… Continue Reading Sierra Space Is Commercializing LEO to Improve Life on Earth

Sierra Space President, Dr. Janet Kavandi, a veteran NASA Astronaut and inductee into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, recently announced the company’s plans… Continue Reading Q&A with Dr. Janet Kavandi on Sierra Space’s New Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy

Sierra Space is dedicated to democratizing space and making low Earth Orbit (LEO) open and accessible to myriad people and businesses around the world. Such… Continue Reading Can the Commercialization of Space Lead to the Cure for Cancer?

When NASA retired the Space Shuttle in 2011, the average person’s last hope of entering the cosmos was seemingly extinguished along with it. Sure, one’s… Continue Reading Deploying in 2023, Dream Chaser Opens New Horizons for Commercial Space Travel

Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard climbed into the cramped, one-person Freedom 7 capsule on May 5, 1961, and flew 116 miles to space on top of… Continue Reading Celebrating the Heroes of Today and Tomorrow on National Astronaut Day

In the opening scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey, we witness a prominent scientist arriving at a hotel in space. Serving as… Continue Reading LIFE Habitat: Safety, Accessibility, and Discovery Meet in Low-Earth Orbit

Technological breakthroughs and outer space naturally go hand in hand. American ingenuity in the 20th century led to astonishing advances that helped humankind make its… Continue Reading The Next Great Innovations Will Come from Private Industry in Space

Airing concurrently with the feverish height of the Space Race, the original run of Star Trek, featuring franchise icons like William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy,… Continue Reading Orbital Reef: A Mixed-Use Business Park—In Space

600 million people watched Neil Armstrong take the first step on the moon on July 20, 1969. This event set a record for TV viewership… Continue Reading Space is Once Again for Everyone

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… Continue Reading Veteran Spotlight: Meet Todd, a Sierra Space Program Manager

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