RoboScore
37.2
Out of 100. Its robots, plus proof from customers and the press.
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RoboIndex
37.2
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Reusable spaceplanes, satellites, propulsion, and hypersonics
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1 customer cited in public sources
What the score is made of
How it worksThe score is 65% robots, 30% proof from customers and the press, 5% range of robots. Activity and readiness are shown for context.
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Customers
1customer cited
named in a public source · no deployment on file
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Add a deployment →Sierra Space is a US aerospace and robotics-adjacent space systems company headquartered in Colorado that develops reusable spaceplanes, satellite platforms, critical subsystems, propulsion systems, and hypersonic technologies. Its Dream Chaser spacecraft is a reusable lifting-body spaceplane being developed in cargo configuration for NASA ISS resupply missions; Sierra Space says the vehicle is designed for up to 15 reuses and multi-use applications.
Active products
1
Company facts
- Legal name
- Sierra Nevada Corporation
- HQ
- Broomfield, United States
- Founded
- 2021 · 5 yrs
- Website
- www.sierraspace.com
Active robots by Sierra Nevada
1 shown- 1
| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Dream Chaser Eagle | Research | Payload 5500 kg | 2024 | 36.9 |
Safety reports
We checked the US FDA, NHTSA and OSHA registers. No reports found.
Press coverage
- Sierra Space's Dream Chaser New Station Resupply Spacecraft for NASA
NASA · Jan 2016
- Sierra Nevada Unveils Cargo Version of Private Dream Chaser Space Plane
Space.com · Mar 2014
- Dream Chaser
Wikipedia
Milestones
Sierra Space announced a strategic transition for Dream Chaser to expand capabilities and mission readiness for multi-use applications.
NASA selected Sierra Space as its third commercial cargo resupply spacecraft provider for ISS missions.
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