Shuttle Dream Chaser

Shuttle Dream Chaser
Nuovo tipo di Shuttle


Shuttle Dream Chaser - Nuovo tipo di Shuttle


The Dream Chaser Cargo System is an American reusable automated cargo lifting-body spaceplane being developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems. The Dream Chaser is designed to resupply the International Space Station with both pressurized and unpressurized cargo. The vehicle would launch vertically on an Atlas V, Ariane 5 or Falcon Heavy rocket [1] and land horizontally autonomously on conventional runways.[2] Further development of the spaceplane includes a manned version Dream Chaser Space System, which is capable of carrying up to seven people to and from low Earth orbit.

Manufacturer Sierra Nevada Corporation
Country of origin United States
Operator NASA
Applications ISS resupply
Specifications
Spacecraft type Unmanned cargo vehicle
Payload capacity
5,000 kg (11,000 lb) pressurized,

500 kg (1,100 lb) unpressurized
Production
Status In development