making sure they’re shielded from the scorching heat of atmospheric re-entry. Dream Chaser, aptly named for its tenacity, is the first of a planned fleet of spaceplanes. This pioneering ...

The Dream Chaser spaceplane ... exposing the stack to vibrations like those it will experience during launch and re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere. Following vibration testing, the duo moved ...

In late-May, Sierra Nevada received the dorsal panel for Dream Chaser, which is one of the two points of entry into the craft — the other being the Shooting Star module. Once Shooting Star and ...

This animation, produced by manufacturer Sierra Nevada, shows Dream Chaser carrying out the mission it was designed for: taking off from Earth, flying to and docking with the International Space ...