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Sierra Nevada Taps ULA To Launch Dream Chaser To Space Station

By Marc Selinger

Friday, July 28th, 2017

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Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) announced July 19 that it has picked the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket to launch the Dream Chaser spaceplane's first two cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station.“SNC recognizes the proven reliability of the Atlas 5 rocket, and its availability and schedule performance makes it the right choice for the first two flights of the Dream Chaser,” said Mark Sirangelo, corporate vice president of SNC's space systems business area.According to ULA, a joint venture of Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], Atlas…

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