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Commercial Space Markets Based on the Dream Chaser® Spacecraft

Mark N. Sirangelo Corporate Vice President

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems


• 26+ Years of space flight heritage

• 450 space missions supported • 4,000 products delivered • 70+ successful NASA

missions • Launching ~every 3 weeks • Space relationships in more

than 20 countries • Certified to all three industry

quality and safety standards • Trusted provider of advanced

space technologies for critical “can’t fail” missions

Sierra Nevada Corporation A proven heritage with extensive capabilities


Space Systems Product Lines Spacecraft Systems Space Technologies

Space Exploration Systems Propulsion and Environmental Systems

Free Flying Science, Servicing, Remote Sensing, Exploration Support

Dream Chaser Space Utility Vehicle NASA Commercial Cargo Services

Crewed Missions

Credit: NASA

Deep Space Habitat

Recovery System Upper Stages/Payloads

ESPA Compatible

Constellation Mission Design and Satellite

Production

Small Geo Satellites

Near Space Systems RF Applications

Berthing & Docking Pointing & Motion Control Electrical Power Systems

Adapters & Separation Systems Thermal Control Electro-Mechanical

Credit: NASA

In-space Propulsion Systems

Upper Stages & Launch Propulsion

Advanced ECLSS Development and BioProduction Systems

Credit: SpaceX

Credit: NASA


History: Dream Chaser Program • 1982-84: ½ scale Russian BOR-4 orbital flights

o Recovery photographed by Australian Royal Air Force P-3 Orion aircraft

• 1983-95: NASA Langley development of HL-20 (based on

BOR-4 images)

• 2005-10: SpaceDev (later acquired by SNC) modified the HL-20 into the Dream Chaser spacecraft

• 2010-14: SNC awarded NASA’s CCDev 1, CCDev2, CCiCap and CPC contracts to continue development

• 2014-15: SNC modified the Dream Chaser spacecraft to

become the Dream Chaser Cargo System for NASA’s CRS2 program

Credit: NASA


NASA’s HL-20 Mockup Re-Designated ‘Dream Chaser’ - 2005


Dream Chaser First Captive Carry Flight - 2012


Dream Chaser at Edwards Air Force Base - 2013

Credit: NASA


Making Space History

NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise

Final Flight

SNC’s Dream Chaser

First Flight

Credit: NASA

Credit: NASA


“Respect the past as the key to the future”


NASA Chooses Dream Chaser! January 14, 2016


Dream Chaser Spacecraft – Vehicle Variants

Crewed Dream Chaser

Uncrewed Dream Chaser


Dream Chaser Cargo System Capable: Exceeds ALL of NASA’s Cargo Needs

Safe: Gentle reentry, runway landing, all non-toxic propulsion

Responsive: Immediate post-land access to full payload

Affordable: Highly reusable (15x), broad commercial services

Flexible: Cargo Disposal + return, stows in 5m launch fairings

Mature: Leverages 40+ years of Shuttle/X-plane experience The Best Cargo Services Solution in the world


Dream Chaser Cargo System Features

Pressurized Cargo Storage

Cargo Module

Uncrewed Dream Chaser

Pressurized and Unpressurized Cargo

Pressurized Cargo

Powered Payload Capabilities

Unpressurized Cargo Storage

(3 FRAMs)

Pressurized Cargo Storage

Wings fold inside Fairing


Dream Chaser on Alabama-Built United Launch Alliance Atlas V


• SNC plans to initially build two Dream Chaser spacecraft to support both NASA cargo missions and additional commercial missions

• CRS2 Contract plans a total flight rate to the ISS of 4-5 per year for the years 2019-2024 o Total of 24 – 30 Flights o Each company guaranteed a minimum of six flights (18 total) o Potential for many more Dream Chaser flights o The ISS may be extended to 2028 or beyond creating further missions

• With two vehicles, SNC could support 30 flights during that

timeframe o Could reasonably support 10 – 15 commercial missions during the

CRS2 contract period o Dream Chaser vehicles could then continue to support commercial

missions after 2024

Ability to Support Additional Commercial Missions


Building markets on the NASA Foundation Existing and potential missions, clients and partners

• Manufacturing industry (e.g., materials, semiconductors, protein crystal growth, biotech, bio-pharmaceuticals

• International customers seeking a ‘turn-key’ space program

• Academia, laboratories and universities seeking regular and affordable access to space

Free-flying (not ISS) Missions Science and Testbed Missions Remote Sensing Missions

• NASA, ESA, Japan, Canada, emerging Asia-Pacific (e.g., South Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines), India and Middle East/Gulf States (e.g., United Arab Emirates [UAE], Qatar)

• Institutions/Academia • Industry (sensors and payloads,

ECLSS), materials, solar arrays, long-duration space medicine, radiation, propulsion and combustion

• Weather, communications, measurement, geospatial intelligence

• Agriculture, land and resources management

• National security space • Change detection, commerce

monitoring, critical infrastructure inspection and monitoring

• Resiliency and reconstitution

• Government • Commercial providers • International • Institutions/Academia

Interagency Missions

• International (e.g., ESA, Canada and Japan)

• Institutions and academia (Naval Research Laboratory [NRL], Air Force Research Laboratory [AFRL] and universities)

• Private companies • NASA

International Missions


Customer Defined Missions


• Mission: Applied Research, Technology Development and On-Orbit Assembly and Test

Support for Exploration Programs Including Missions of Exploration to Asteroids, the Moon and Mars


Advantages of the Dream Chaser Lifting-body Spacecraft

Dream Chaser Attribute Low-g (<1.5g) atmospheric entry,

descent, landing

All non-toxic fuels and no hazardous operations

Highly-maneuverable vehicle w/on-board propulsion system

Ability to safely return cargo and crew to a runway landing at any time

Reusable spacecraft (15 mission capability)

Standard commercial runway landing

Operational Advantage Protects sensitive experiments and crew

with gentle, responsive return

Safe, cost effective ground and flight operations, flight turnaround

Allows for a wide range of missions for NASA and other customers

Improves responsive science return and emergency operations

Reduces recurring costs

Allows for immediate access to critical returning ISS experiments or

distressed/injured crew


• Immediate post-landing access to critical science (<3 hour handover) • Can provide all cargo in 24 hours for rapid and responsive utilization

Unique Features Provide Operational and Research Benefits to Commercial Customers


• Low-toxicity fluid commodities to enable runway landings around the world o Can land at any runway that

supports a B737 or A320 aircraft

• Basic runway landing o Runway length: nominal

10,000 ft o <1,000 nmi cross-range

capability

• Tri-landing gear configuration o Two main landing gear with

wheels o One nose landing gear with a

nose skid

Dream Chaser Landing Capability


Dream Chaser in the National Airspace Only 3 -4 minutes in NAS and within 20 nmi of airport


In a World Full of Capsules…

All images – credit: NASA

Orion

Cygnus

Dragon ATV

Apollo Mercury

CST-100

HTV

Soyuz


The only reusable, lifting-body crew-capable spacecraft in the world!

Dream Chaser Stands Alone!

Credit: NASA

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