SNC and Stratolaunch Systems Studying Passenger Launch System

摘要

A scaled-down version of the Dream Chaser vehicle being developed by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) would fly into orbit on Stratolaunch Systems' air-launch system as soon as the end of the decade in a concept the two companies unveiled Oct. 1. In the proposal, which executives of the companies said has yet to be formally approved for development, SNC would build a version of Dream Chaser about 75 percent the size of the vehicle it proposed for NASA's commercial crew program. The vehicle would otherwise look similar to the original Dream Chaser and use a similar propulsion system.