🚀Sierra Nevada spacecraft completes first test flight in 4 years.
The company has revealed that Dream Chaser completed a glide test flight on November 11th, launching from a helicopter and landing at California’s Edwards Air Force Base.
Notably, it’s this vehicle’s first flight in 4 years, and its first successful landing demonstration — when this ship last flew in 2013, stuck landing gear forced a rough touchdown.
Dream Chaser was carrying the same space-grade avionics that it’ll use for ISS missions, Sierra Nevada said. More information about the flight should follow on November 13th.
Source: Sierra Nevada (Twitter)
Sierra Nevada Corp (@SierraNevCorp)– Twitter
SNC is proud to announce the Dream Chaser® spacecraft had a successful free-flight test today @EdwardsAFB, with support of @NASAArmstrong. The Dream Chaser had a beautiful flight and landing!
Sierra Nevada spacecraft completes first test flight in 4 years.
https://www.engadget.com/amp/2017/11/12/sierra-nevada-dream-chaser-completes-test-flight/