Sierra Space Secures National Security and Commercial Payload Contracts for Dream Chaser Inaugural Flight
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LOUISVILLE, Colo., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Space, a defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation's most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, announced today that it has secured contracts with undisclosed national security and commercial customers to fly payloads aboard Dream Chaser ® - the only commercial reusable, runway-capable spaceplane - on its inaugural mission. "As the space domain has become increasingly contested, Dream Chaser has evolved into exactly what America needs, a strategic national capability built on commercial innovation and investment," said Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Sierra Space. "We're establishing a new operational model in which the same platform serves national security, civil, and commercial customers on a single mission. We're not just talking about the multi-use space economy, we're operating it. Dream Chaser is truly America's Spaceplane ® ." The inaugural mission represents a milestone, with Dream Chaser serving national security, commercial, and civil customers, via NASA's Cargo Resupply Services program, on a single flight; capability that addresses growing demand for flexible, reusable space logistics. "We spent years solving the hardest engineering challenges: deployable wings so we could maximize our payload capacity in a standard rocket fairing, hypersonic flight control providing...
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