Dream Chaser is scheduled to launch sometime in April 2024 atop a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Sierra Space has unveiled the first Dream Chaser spaceplane, called Tenacity, which will be used to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
The Dream Chaser has been in development since 2004 and has traveled a complicated path from concept to flight. Its space shuttle-like design was originally intended to carry not only cargo but also passengers to the ISS and then return to Earth. It was supposed to land like a regular airplane. However, it “lost” in competition to SpaceX, Boeing and Northrop Grumman. Therefore, the developers focused on the idea of carrying exactly cargo. At least as long as the spaceplane technology was improving.
