Sierra Nevada picks ULA for Dream Chaser launches

Sierra Nevada picks ULA for Dream Chaser launches

SPARKS, Nev. -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the selection of Centennial-based United Launch Alliance (ULA) as the launch vehicle provider for theDream Chaser spacecrafts six NASA... Read More

Thursday August 15, 2019 0 comments Tags: Louisville, Sierra Nevada Corp., Dream Chaser, Faith Ozmen, United Launch Alliance, NASA, International Space Station

SNC: Dream Chaser passes key NASA milestone

SNC: Dream Chaser passes key NASA milestone

SPARKS, Nev. -- Sierra Nevada Corporations (SNC) Colorado-built Dream Chaser spacecraft passed a key milestone for NASAsCommercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract, validating design... Read More

Wednesday December 19, 2018 0 comments Tags: Louisville, Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems, Dream Chaser, John Curry, Faith Ozmen, NASA, International Space Station

CU-designed solar package to be delivered to space station on Dec. 12

CU-designed solar package to be delivered to space station on Dec. 12

BOULDER -- A solar instrument package designed and built by the University of Colorado Boulder to help monitor Earths climate is now set for launch Dec. 12 aboard a SpaceX rocket from NASAs... Read More

Friday December 8, 2017 0 comments Tags: Boulder, CU Boulder, NASA, International Space Station, Peter Pilewskie, LASP, Stefanie Countryman, BioServe Space Technologies

Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser conducts successful free flight test

Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser conducts successful free flight test

SPARKS, Nev. -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced a successful atmospheric Free-Flight test of its Dream Chaser spacecraft, signaling the program taking another step closer to orbital... Read More

Tuesday November 14, 2017 0 comments Tags: Louisville, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Dream Chaser, Mark Sirangelo, Faith Ozmen, NASA, International Space Station

CSU technology to help clean space station

CSU technology to help clean space station

FORT COLLINS --Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) conduct research, fix equipment, perform space walks and they vacuum. Although it has high-efficiency filters installed... Read More

Wednesday October 5, 2016 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, CSU, International Space Station, Chuck Henry, CSU Ventures, Dan Miller-Lionberg, John Volckens, Gary Casuccio, NASA, RJ Lee Group, CSU Energy Institute, TPS100

Biomedical hardware developed by CU-Boulder launched by SpaceX rocket

Biomedical hardware developed by CU-Boulder launched by SpaceX rocket

BOULDER -- High-tech space hardware designed and built at the University of Colorado Boulder for biomedical experiments was successfully launched aboard the commercial SpaceX Dragon capsule to... Read More

Tuesday July 19, 2016 0 comments Tags: Boulder, CU-Boulder, BioServe Space Technologies, Louis Stodieck, Shankini Doraisingam, Stefanie Countryman, SpaceX Dragon, International Space Station, NASA