Sierra Space Dream Chaser ‘mini shuttle’ space plane tests continue toward May maiden flight

Sierra Space’s “mini shuttle” Dream Chaser space plane may make its maiden flight in May after launching atop a rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Pre-flight testing continues at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Wednesday, Sierra Space officials announced the spacecraft successfully completed and passed another round of test milestones in collaboration with NASA . The test demonstrated Dream Chaser’s “ability to power-on, air-cool, and exchange data with multiple powered payloads inside its pressurized cabin,” a press release said. The company’s latest launch target: no earlier than May , company spokesperson Alex Walker said. The 30-foot-long Dream Chaser, which…..

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