Dream Chaser
Dream Chaser is an American reusable lifting-body spaceplane developed by Sierra Space. Originally intended as a crewed vehicle, the Dream Chaser Space System is set to be produced after the Dream Chaser Cargo System cargo variant is operational. The crewed variant is planned to carry up to seven people and cargo to and from low Earth orbit.
Dream Chaser flight test vehicle in 2013 | |
| Manufacturer | Sierra Space |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Operator | NASA |
| Applications | ISS resupply |
| Specifications | |
| Spacecraft type | Robotic cargo vehicle Crewed orbital spaceplane |
| Payload capacity | 5,000 kg (5.0 t; 11,000 lb) pressurized, 500 kg (0.50 t; 1,100 lb) unpressurized |
| Crew capacity | 0 (cargo) 3-7 (crew) |
| Regime | LEO |
| Production | |
| Status | Active |
| Built | 3 |
| Launched | 0 (4 atmospheric tests) |
| Operational | 1 |
| Related spacecraft | |
| Derived from | HL-20 Personnel Launch System |
The cargo Dream Chaser is designed to resupply the International Space Station with both pressurized and unpressurized cargo. It is intended to launch vertically on the Vulcan Centaur rocket and autonomously land horizontally on conventional runways. A proposed version to be operated by ESA would launch on an Arianespace vehicle.
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