Sierra Nevada Completes Dream Chaser Preliminary Design Review

Louisville, Colo. – June 6, 2012 (SNC PR) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announces the successful completion of its Dream Chaser®Space System’s (DCSS) Preliminary Design Review (PDR). This review was the third major system-level review for the DCSS as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program.
NC’s PDR included a detailed review of all major elements of its orbital flight program including the Dream Chaser orbital crew vehicle, the Atlas V launch vehicle, and Dream Chaser Mission and Ground Systems. The entire design, architecture and performance of the Dream Chaser Space System was reviewed and thoroughly evaluated by NASA and the DCSS partner companies and determined that the SNC preliminary design for DCSS is complete.
“The successful completion of this full system PDR established that the Dream Chaser has a credible system design which is now approved to proceed towards integrated system testing.” said John Curry, Director of Dream Chaser Systems Engineering, Integration, Test, and Operations. John joined SNC after 25 years at NASA where he served as a Flight Director for the Space Shuttle and Space Station Programs, and managed integration and test the for NASA’s Orion and Constellation Programs.
The Program’s successful PDR came during ...