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SNC’s Dream Chaser Spaceplane Flies, Lands In Key Test

By Marc Selinger

Monday, November 20th, 2017

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The Dream Chaser reusable spaceplane, which Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) is developing to carry cargo to the International Space Station, successfully completed a free-flight test for the first time in California, the company said Nov. 13.During the Nov. 11 test, a Columbia Helicopters Model 234-UT Chinook helicopter lifted the unmanned Dream Chaser with a 200-foot-long cable and released the vehicle at an altitude of about 12,000 feet. The 30-foot-long Dream Chaser then glided for about a minute before landing on a runway at Edwards Air…

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