page_title: Sierra Nevada Corporation
section_title: Space Systems
hierarchical_section_title: Sierra Nevada Corporation / Space Systems
caption_attribution_description: English: Edwards, Calif. – ED13-0215-072 - Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC Space Systems' team members tow the Dream Chaser flight vehicle along a concrete runway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California for range and taxi tow tests. The ground testing will validate the performance of the spacecraft's nose skid, brakes, tires and other systems prior to captive-carry and free-flight tests scheduled for later this year. SNC is one of three companies working with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, or CCP, during the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, or CCiCap, initiative, which is intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers.
context_page_description: Sierra Nevada Corporation is an American, privately held aerospace and national security contractor specializing in aircraft modification and integration, space components and systems, and commercial solutions. The company contracts with the United States Armed Forces, NASA and private spaceflight companies. SNC is headquartered in Sparks, Nevada and has 33 locations in 19 U.S. states, United Kingdom, Germany and Turkey.
  As of July 2020, SNC was in the process of completing its 14th mission to Mars. The 14th mission will be completed once Perseverance lands on Mars in February 2021. Some of the company's more notable achievements include 400+ space missions with 100% mission success and building the cargo Dream Chaser, which will resupply the International Space Station with both pressurized and unpressurized cargo.
context_section_description: On December 16, 2008 SNC announced it had completed its acquisition of SpaceDev. SNC is now developing an orbital spacecraft called the Dream Chaser.
caption: Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser
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