Recent testing demonstrates company’s leadership in building inflatable structures for extended human-rated space missions Space Act Agreement expands collaboration opportunities with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight… Continue Reading Sierra Space Advances Future of Space Habitation in Low-Earth Orbit and Deep Space with LIFE™ Test
Former Boeing top lobbyist and Special Assistant in the Clinton Administration, Tim Keating, to lead strategy and government operations LOUISVILLE, Colo. – MARCH 15, 2023 … Continue Reading Sierra Space Advances to the Forefront of Commercial and National Security Policy in the Orbital Age™
New agreement extends storied university’s space-based research to new heights and broadens Sierra Space’s leadership in the Orbital AgeTM LOUISVILLE, Colo. – February 28, 2023 – Sierra… Continue Reading Sierra Space and Notre Dame to Push the Boundaries of Scientific Discovery in Space
Former Amazon and SpaceX Executive Paul “Rusty” Thomas to serve in dual role as Senior Vice President and General Manager Space Applications Sector and Chief… Continue Reading Sierra Space Recruits Senior Industry Executive to Lead High-Growth Space Applications Business
Subscale Version of LIFE™ Habitat (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) Exceeds NASA Certification Requirements in Duration Test for Extended Human Missions LOUISVILLE, Colo. – January 31, 2023… Continue Reading Sierra Space Completes Third Successful Test of Inflatable Habitat Unit Designed for First Commercial Space Station
Veteran aerospace leader Steve Berroth brings 30+ years’ experience in state-of-the-art aircraft development and flight LOUISVILLE, Colo. – January 18, 2023 – Sierra Space, a… Continue Reading Sierra Space Makes Key Executive Hire as First Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Enters Final Production Phase
In 2015, a NASA spacecraft named New Horizons performed a flyby study of Pluto and nearby Kuiper belt objects (KBOs). The successful mission greatly increased… Continue Reading Why Tenacity and Teamwork Are Critical for the Orbital AgeTM
March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a worldwide observance that recognizes the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. In recognition of International Women’s… Continue Reading Celebrating International Women’s Day at Sierra Space
Imagine the challenges our best and brightest scientists and researchers face in laboratories around the world as they seek to discover the next big breakthrough… Continue Reading Effective Astronaut Training is Key to The Orbital Age
“Twenty years ago today, I was in Austin, Texas, preparing to celebrate my son’s 12th birthday with our extended family. Just after 8 am, I received… Continue Reading Remembering the Space Shuttle Columbia Crew: 20 Years Later
As the Dream Chaser® spaceplane progresses towards launch, elevating the Orbital AgeTM, and revolutionizing how both cargo, and eventually humanity, reaches low-Earth orbit (LEO), it’s… Continue Reading Reliving the Historic Dream Chaser Test Flight
Many smart people believe in humanity’s future in space. However, they don’t yet accept they might have a future in space themselves. The objection from… Continue Reading A Day in the Life of a Space Worker: A Professional Working 300 Miles Above Earth
"*" indicates required fields
All Rights Reserved © 2023 Sierra Space Corporation | Privacy | Terms of Use
"*" indicates required fields
sierraspaceco
4d
Sierra Space has successfully performed a month-long Accelerated Systematic Creep (ASC) test on LIFE habitat – the first milestone in its 2023 testing campaign.
Engineers loaded a one-third-scale version of the inflatable habitat with a sustained amount of pressure over an extended ...period until it failed.
The campaign demonstrated that the LIFE habitat pressure shell design has a predicted life of far greater than 60 years – or 525,600 hours – based on Sierra Space’s 15-year on-orbit life requirement and the applied 4x safety factor.
The next series of one-third-scale LIFE certification tests will focus on inserting hard structures into the pressure shell and correlating the results to previous tests. Sierra Space anticipates moving toward full-scale LIFE habitat tests later this year.
Thanks to a recently signed Space Act Agreement with @nasa, Sierra Space will expand its collaborative environment with @nasa_marshall, in Huntsville, Ala., to continue critical work on LIFE. Alabama is the seventh location across the nation where Sierra Space operates facilities, joining Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.
#SierraSpace #NASA #Space #SpaceExploration #Engineering #Burst #VOTD #HowItWorks #Discover
Sierra Space
4d
LIFE Habitat | Sierra Space Successfully Completes Month Long Creep Test
sierraspaceco
5d
Shooting Star adds a service for NASA to send additional critical science, food, and cargo to the space station.
Once Shooting Star separates from Dream Chaser, the spaceplane glides gently back onto Kennedy Space Center’s runway.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3m2sSrK
sierraspaceco
1w
Compatible with a wide array of current and future launch vehicles, the Dream Chaser accommodates more than 12,000 lbs of supplies and equipment.
What would you take with you to space?
https://bit.ly/3s1HWJL
sierraspaceco
1w
Sierra Space is launching a new strategy and government affairs group, headed by one of the most prominent and seasoned government operations executives inside the Beltway. Tim Keating will lead the new organization, positioning Sierra Space at the forefront of commercial and national security ...policy in the Orbital Age™.
sierraspaceco
2w
Further establishing our Flight Director Office, Jerry Jason joins us with more than 25 years of space flight operations experience at University of Colorado's Laboratory For Atmospheric and Space Physics as well as #NASA. Jason will oversee Dream Chaser during real-time flight operations from... pre-launch through post-landing.