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Sierra Space’s spaceplane faces a reinvention after NASA contract change

Sierra Space’s spaceplane faces a reinvention after NASA contract change
general • 9/26/2025

Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane is facing an identity crisis after NASA changed contract terms to remove its guarantee to buy cargo flights to the ISS.

When Sierra Space won a contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station nearly a decade ago, the company promised a first for the commercial space market: a privately built, rapid reuse and cargo return spaceplane capable of landing on c... [2859 chars]